Bulloch County Schools encourages all parents with children, who attend one of the district’s 15 public schools, to complete an online survey from the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Parent Survey, regarding the climate and safe...
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Bulloch County Schools will host prekindergarten registration March 9-13 for the 2015-2016 school year. Parents may begin picking up registration packets that week at either the Board of Education, any of our nine elementary schools, or our three ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 3/3/15

Statesboro High Fine Arts Brings Favorites to Stage

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This spring the community and area pre-school and elementary school students will have the opportunity to see two family favorites on stage as Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department presents “101 Dalmatians&rdquo...
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A reminder that schools will be closed for students on Monday, March 2. This is a professional development and planning day for teachers. Click here for more information on either our 2014-15 School Year or 2015-2016 School Year ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 3/1/15

Speak Up for Education is Feb. 26 - Annual BOE Community Forum

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The Bulloch County Board of Education will host its annual Speak Up for Education event for school councils, parents and the community on Thursday, February 26, 6-8 p.m. at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School. Anyone interested in K-12 public e...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 2/23/15

Bulloch County Board of Education Meeting - Feb. 12, 6:30

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The Bulloch County Board of Education will have a Regular Session meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the school system's Central Office on 150 Williams Road in Statesboro. The meeting agenda and Board packet a...
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Langston Chapel Middle School is hosting its First Annual Rockin' Blue Devil 5K Run/Funwalk, on Saturday, March 21, at Statesboro High School's Womack Field. Participants can enjoy running or walking to their favorite music.All proceeds be...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 1/30/15

Air Unit Fire Causes Evacuation of Langston Chapel Schools

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Langston Chapel Elementary School and Langston Chapel Middle were both evacuated Friday afternoon after an air unit behind the elementary school’s fifth-grade wing caught fire. There were no injuries reported, and the affected classrooms at ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education will meet on Thursday, January 29, 6:30 p.m., at the school system's Central Office Boardroom. This is a scheduled work session. The Board meeting agenda and packet are attached. Key items are the 201...
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Georgia Southern University (GSU) is a host site for Camp Invention this summer during the week of June 22-16. A national program backed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the U.S. Patent & Trademarks Office, ...
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Nigel Washington, a 13-year-old, seventh-grade student at Langston Chapel Middle School (LCMS) was selected as this year’s winner in the first annual Sea Island Bank American Education Week Essay Contest from more than 400 entries. Mid...
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Bulloch County Schools' fifth-grade gifted education students (QUEST) spent the day with national award-winning astronomer Kevin Manning on January 14, at Georgia Southern University (GSU). With assistance from GSU's Interdisciplinary Inst...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education held its annual Organizational Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15. Judge Lee DeLoach presided over the swearing-in of new Board members Jimmy "Jay" Cook, Jr. and Glennera Martin, along with re-electe...
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Report Cards for the second nine weeks and first semester will be issued and made available online on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Bulloch County Schools is also pleased to provide an annual Georgia Student Growth Model Report(GSGM) that is a new way t...
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Bulloch County Schools' Gifted Services will be conducting a spring review of kindergarten – eighth-grade students who are nominated for gifted services. The schools will accept nominations from teachers, parents, students, or peers begi...
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State School Superintendent-elect Richard Woods is accepting applications for the 2015 Student Advisory Council. All students in grades 7-12 are eligible to apply, and applications must be received by Friday, January 16.

According to the National Weather Service and the Bulloch County Emergency Management Agency, colder temperatures will affect our area for the next few days. Bulloch County Schools will operate on its normal schedule for all c...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 1/7/15

Classes Resume Tues. Jan. 6; Expect Extremely Cold Weather

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We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We are ready to welcome back our faculty, staff and students.

Classes resume for students for the second semester on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Monday is an in-service training and planning day ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 1/4/15

Bulloch County Board of Education Meeting - Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m.

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The Bulloch County Board of Education will meet on Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., in the board room of the William James Educational Complex. Attached is the agenda and information packet for this evening's meeting.
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Georgia schools received their annual report cards Tuesday as the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores based on 2013-2014 data. Though lower than Fiscal Year 2013 scores, Bulloc...
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The U.S. Army Cadet Command’s 6th Brigade ROTC selected Statesboro High School to debut a new national JROTC program evaluation process. On November 20, the Blue Devil Battalion met the challenge brought by 13 Army inspectors by being design...
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Georgia Southern University's Athletic Marketing Department is hosting Education and Toys for Tots Day on Monday, Dec. 22, 6:00 p.m., at Hanner Fieldhouse during the GSU Men's Basketball game against Truett-McConnell. All Bulloch Cou...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 12/11/14

Boddiford Wins Second National FFA Championship

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Knapp Boddiford, 19, a 2013 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School, won his second national championship in two years during the 87th Annual National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, in Louisville, KY. He was one of four...
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Bulloch County Schools now serves children whose families come from 17 different countries. More than 24 different native languages are spoken by children who are students at one of our 15 campuses. With such a treasure of international dive...
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Statesboro High School’s Lady Blue Devils Basketball Team and Head Coach Jeff Seier kicked off their season by hosting "Hoops for Hunger" during their scrimmage game against Windsor Forest on Thursday, November 13. Fans recei...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 11/20/14

Jackets Buzz to Top 3 at State Cheer Finals

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Southeast Bulloch High’s Competition Cheer Squad buzzed their way to the top of the GHSA Cheerleading Championships Nov. 14-15, at the Civic Center in Columbus, by capturing third place in the AAA State Finals. They advanced after c...
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The Statesboro High Drama Department invites you to see Shakespeare's, The Tempest, Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. in the SHS Auditorium. General admission tickets are $5 and are available at the door prior to the performance. This is the seventh t...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 11/18/14

Schools Host GA Apply to College Month Events

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November is Georgia Apply to College (GAC) month, and Statesboro High (SHS) and Southeast Bulloch High (SEBHS) are two of more than 100 sites statewide that have been designated to host GAC events for graduating seniors. Staffed with school counse...
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The 7th Annual Turkey Trot is Saturday, Nov. 22, in downtown Statesboro. Proceeds from the event benefit the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education and the MainStreet Statesboro Farmers Market. An event brochure and registration form...
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Bulloch County Schools is partnering with the Pathways to Prosperity Network to develop a community-based education and work-readiness system of grades 9 through 14, that leverages our high school programs, technical college, business and ind...
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There is no better way to teach students the patriotic rituals, symbols, and songs of our country than to give them an opportunity to meet and honor those who have served and fought to protect our freedoms. Several Bulloch County schools are...
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Bulloch County’s 2014 four-year cohort graduation rate of 75.10 percent exceeded the Class of 2013’s (71.70 percent) and was higher than Georgia’s overall rate of 72.5 percent according to data released by the Georgia Department ...
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It is estimated that more than three million Americans stutter, and approximately 7.5 million have a voice disorder. Many local children and their families are experiencing these challenges, which is why Bulloch County Schools’ speech-langua...
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The Southeast Bulloch High School Advanced Drama class will perform Hilary Mackelden's play, "Ashdown-Lee," on Thursday, November 6, 7:00 p.m. in the SEBHS Auditorium. General admission tickets are available at the door prior to...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 11/2/14

Brooklet Elementary to Host 19th Annual Pumpkin Parade

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October is National Book Month, and Brooklet Elementary has been using this event, along with the other symbols of fall to promote reading and literacy. For 19 years parents and the community have packed the streets of downtown Brooklet to s...
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Illegal use of alcohol by teenagers is a local issue that is currently receiving increased attention; however, it is not the only unwise behavior choice that can affect children. That’s the focus of the Bulloch Alcohol & Drug Council&rsq...
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Bulloch County School's was notified by the state this week that its two "Reward" schools will receive a total of $11,500 in additional federal Title I funds due to their academic achievement. Brooklet Elementary(BES) will rece...
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The Statesboro High School Fine Arts Department will present Roald Dahl's, "The Witches," on Saturday, November 1, at 7 p.m., in the school's auditorium. The play is about a young girl, recently orphaned, who...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 10/22/14

Something to Cheer About

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The Southeast Bulloch High School Competition Cheerleader Squad competed in the Battle of the Best Competition at Veterans High School in Houston County on Saturday, October 18. The 17-member squad won First Place in Division 3-A, and ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 10/22/14

3 Reasons to Honor School Bus Staff

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School systems across the country are celebrating National Bus Safety Week on October 20-24, and in Georgia, October 20 was School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, a time to honor the state’s pupil transportation staff, who transport more than o...
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Linda Fix, an 11th and 12th-grade literature teacher at Southeast Bulloch High School (SEBHS) was named Bulloch County’s 2016 Teacher of the Year at a district-wide reception on Thursday evening at the school system’s central office. T...
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Bulloch County Schools celebrated the fourth annual Georgia Pre-K Week October 6 -10. The week-long series of events supported the 22nd anniversary of the state’s nationally recognized pre-k program. More than 100 state ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 10/9/14

Students Sing Their Way to the Top

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In the eight years since Southeast Bulloch High School began its choral program with a mere 20 students, its director and vocalists have literally sung their way to the top. From upcoming concerts at the Lucas Theater in Savannah to New York&rsquo...
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Though individual school scores dipped slightly in most content areas, Bulloch County Schools’ (BCS) overall Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were slightly higher than 2013, and the district mirrored the state’s trend of more stud...
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It’s flu season, and Bulloch County Schools is helping keep our community healthy by working with the Bulloch County Health Department and the State Health Benefit Program (SHBP) to make influenza (flu) vaccine and Flumist available to ...
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Bulloch County Schools (BCS) honored five new REACH Georgia Scholars at a signing ceremony September 25, at the Board of Education (BOE)’s central office. Chosen from 66 applicants, the eighth-grade students, and their families, were recogni...
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BCS to Present Final Improvement Plan for Federal & State Programs (CLIP)

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Bulloch County Schools' Federal Programs Director Georgiana Darsey will present the school system's finalized Consolidated Local Education Agency Improvement Plan (CLIP) to the public on Thursday, Oct. 2, 5:30 - 6:00 p.m., in the Boar...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 9/24/14

Focus Schools Host Meeting for Parents

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Bulloch County Schools is inviting parents and guardians of Julia P. Bryant Elementary and William James Middle students to a community forum on Monday, September 29, 5:30 p.m., in the JPBES Media Center to discuss a Flexible Learning Program (FLP...
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Bulloch County Schools (BCS) named five additional REACH scholars Sept. 12. Chosen from 66 applicants, the eighth-grade scholars, along with their families, will participate in a special signing ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25, prior to the Board o...
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The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released its “Reward” schools list today, and Brooklet Elementary and Portal Middle High School were recognized again as being two of the state’s most accomplished schools based on data...
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Crystal Nevius, a student at Southeast Bulloch High School (SEBHS), is Georgia’s 2014 Trig-Star champion, and her competition test scores earned her eighth place in the national Trig-Star competition out of 37 participating states. Nevius an...
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Three of Southeast Bulloch High School’s (SEBHS) student organizations are joining together to host the Colors of Cancer Week Tailgate on Friday, Sept. 19, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the outdoor cafeteria courtyard in front of the scho...
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Bulloch Co. Schools was honored to have Julia P. Bryant Elementary selected as the site of Paint the Town Blue’s Kickoff Balloon Launch on September 3. The event signaled the start of a series of community events leading up to the home...
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Statesboro High School’s Drama Department will present its fifth annual dessert theatre, “Broadway in the ‘Boro,” on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 6:00 p.m. with the show following at 7:00 p.m., in the school’s fine arts audi...
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Bulloch County Schools will be closed on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. Schools will be closed for students on Tuesday, September 2 for a teacher planning and professional development day. Classes will resume for students on Wednes...
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State Board of Education Member Allen Rice is hosting a hearing on public education for residents within the 12th Congressional District, which includes Bulloch County, on Thursday, August 28, in Vidalia, at the Vidalia Comprehensive High Sch...
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Superintendent Charles Wilson is participating today in the second of three meetings of the Georgia House of Representatives' Study Committee on the Role of the Federal Government in Education (Committee). Wilson is one of three superintendent...
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Four students, who are members of their high schools’ Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapters, brought home Gold and Silver medals from three separate National STAR competitions held July 6, during the 70th Annual Na...
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Bulloch County Schools is hosting a training class for all parents who are interested in learning how to access and best use Parent Portal. Parents can choose to attend one of the four available classes, and childcare will be provided at each site...
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The State Board of Education will host its first public hearing on the review of Common Core Georgia Performance Standards on Tuesday, August 12, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at Alexander High School, 6500 Alexander Parkway, in Douglasville. T...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 8/11/14

House Speaker Appoints Superintendent to Study Committee

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House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has announced the appointment of Bulloch County Superintendent of Schools Charles Wilson to the Georgia House of Representatives' Study Committee on the Role of the Federal Government in Education.&nb...
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Bulloch County Schools is set to welcome more than 10,000 students on Friday for the beginning of the new school year. More than 1,350 employees from teachers, custodians, bus drivers, school nutrition personnel, and other support staff are ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 7/31/14

Parents and Schools Have New Tool to Track Student Progress

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Beginning with the new school year, parents and schools will have a new tool to track students' academic progress. The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has released its Student Growth Model that will help stakeholders better u...
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Bulloch County Schools will host two training sessions in September (TBA) for persons interested in serving the school district as a substitute for the 2014-2015 school year. The training consists of two sessions covering the "The Sub-H...
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We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 30 for open house at each of our campuses (4-6 p.m. for elementary and 5-7 p.m. for middle/high), and on Friday, August 1, for the first day of school. Be sure to check out our Back to School ...
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Four recent graduates received $1,000 scholarships from Bulloch County’s Georgia Association of Educators Chapter on June 13, during a special banquet to honor their achievements. Sydney Davis and Andreas Ward of Statesboro High School, Bran...
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Eric Riggs, a rising tenth-grade student at Southeast Bulloch High School, was selected as the winner of the Georgia Forestry Foundation’s (GFF) 2014 Forestry: A Foundation for Our Future Artwork and Slogan Contest in the 9th – 12th Gr...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education approved the Tentative Fiscal Year 2015 Budget during its regular session meeting on June 12, 2015. The tentative budget will be advertised to the public. This is the proposed timeline for the rema...
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Effective July 1, Georgia’s immunization requirements will change for children born on or after January 1, 2002. This affects students who are either rising seventh graders or new entrants into any Georgia school in grades eight or hig...
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Talented fine arts students from each of Bulloch County Schools’ 16 campuses have the opportunity to explore the Averitt Center for the Arts’ summer courses thanks to the $100 scholarships provided by the Statesboro Service League.&nbs...
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Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health is sponsoring the third year of VERB Summer Scorecard (VERB). This is a free program for youth, ages 8 to 13, that encourages outside act...
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Summer is on its way, but that shouldn’t mean books are left on the shelf. When students don’t read during the summer months, they lose educational ground – a phenomenon that lowers achievement potential and widens the achievemen...
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The SECME teams at Statesboro High School and Langston Chapel Middle will vie for national titles this summer during the 38th Annual National SECME Student Competition. The teams won first place in their regional events in Savannah, April 19. &nbs...
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Izell Scott, a 2013 graduate of Statesboro High School, has been awarded the SECME ExxonMobil Scholarships’ Overall Academic Scholar award from a slate of three finalists and a highly competitive pool of nationwide, Class of 2012-2013 applic...
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From downtown Portal to downtown Atlanta, Portal Middle High School’s valedictorian, Sawyer Davis, says he’s “ready to explore” new opportunities in college. “This is a huge change, and I don’t know what to expe...
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There is nothing “artificial” about this Southeast Bulloch High graduate’s intelligence, but that’s exactly the career that Ginna Groover plans to pursue as she majors in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technol...
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“My whole life is the American dream,” Nidhi Aggarwal says. She is Statesboro High School’s valedictorian, and an exuberant teen that values the educational opportunities that she’s been given. Born in America, ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 5/21/14

Stilon Students Win State Art Contest

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Three Stilson Elementary School third graders received top honors in the 2014 Georgia Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, organized by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service and sponsored by Georgia Power Company. Chazz Shuman and Jayce Frutos e...
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Bulloch County Schools is accepting school choice transfer requests now through 4:00 p.m. May 23 for students currently enrolled in the school system. Under state law (O.C.G.A 20-2-2131), parents and guardians may request to transfer the...
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Bulloch County Schools has 12 teams participating in tonight's annual Relay for Life event which begins at 7:00 p.m. at Mill Creek Regional Park. More than 100 members of those teams have already raised more than $3,600 for a cure, with Julia ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 5/16/14

Willoughby to Lead Portal Panthers

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New Portal Head Coach Jon Willoughby was introduced to rising seniors, faculty and sports media Wednesday during a press conference at the school. The Bulloch County resident and Milledgeville native, who has 19 years of coaching experience&n...
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Statesboro High Presents 15th Annual "Vaudeville" Production on Saturday

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Statesboro High School's Fine Arts Department is proud to present their last production of the season, "Vaudeville." The variety show is in its 15th year and is an excellent showcase of student talent. The show begins at 7:00 p...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 5/15/14

BOE Contemplates State's New Flexibility Options

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The Bulloch County Board of Education (Board) will need to make a major decision by July 15, of next year. That’s when state law (OCGA §20-2-84.3) requires all school systems to notify the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) which o...
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Bulloch County Schools encourages parents to register their children now for kindergarten, so that our elementary schools are fully prepared to meet your child’s individual needs before school begins on August 1. Pre-kindergarten and kinderg...
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Board Approves Administrative Contracts; SHS Principal Contract Not Renewed; New Football Coach for Portal High

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met in a called executive session Tuesday afternoon to vote on three separate personnel recommendations: (1) a new head football coach at Portal Middle High; (2) a new director of mathematics for system level ...
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Friday afternoon, May 9, the Statesboro Police Department notified Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson of the arrest of Dr. Martin Waters, principal of Statesboro High School. Waters was arrested in connection with the SPD&r...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 5/9/14

Foundation for Public Education Hosts "You've Got Talent."

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The Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education is hosting "You've Got Talent," their second annual talent show that will feature the elementary through high school level winners from the district's 15 schools. The event...
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Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson has drafted the attached letter to employees, parents, and students regarding the arrest of two Statesboro High School employees. The letter has been distributed to employees, and schools ...
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Superintendent's Statement Regarding Arrest of Two SHS Faculty Members

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Attached is an official statement from Charles Wilson, Superintendent of Bulloch County Schools, concerning the arrests and active investigations of two Statesboro High School faculty members. Bulloch County Schools is cooperating fully with local...
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The Board of Education approved Torian White as the new principal of Southeast Bulloch Middle School during an executive session after Thursday’s Board meeting. White currently serves as the principal of Conyers Middle School, a positi...
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Bulloch County Schools Chief Financial Officer Troy Brown presented a proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Budget to Board members Thursday evening during their April work session. Brown is continuing to work with departments to finalize the document w...
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Georgia schools received their report cards Monday as the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released district- and school-level scores for the state’s newest accountability tool. The majority of Bulloch County’s schools and the d...
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Five local high school students took home Gold and Silver medals at the state STAR competition in Athens, March 20 – 22, during the Georgia Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Leadership Conference. These wins qualify Mos...
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More than 170 students will gather on April 25, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at Statesboro High School's Womack Field, to participate in the Bulloch County Spring Special Olympics. Athletes will compete in events such as the 100-mete...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 4/9/14

SEB Chorus to Sing at Carnegie Hall

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Southeast Bulloch High School’s (SEB) Advanced Chorus will sing in a mass choir concert at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in New York City, April 23 – 25, 2015, during the Choirs of America (COA) Nationals for Mixed Choirs.&nbs...
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Ethan Peacock, a sixth-grade student at Southeast Bulloch Middle School, won the Georgia Municipal Association’s annual “If I Were Mayor,” Essay Contest for District 12. He is one of twelve district winners from across the ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 4/4/14

Board Brief News Report for March 27

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled work session on Thursday, March 27. The Board reviewed and discussed the forecasted Fiscal Year 2015 Budget and long-range financial forecast as well as current and upcomi...
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Four Bulloch County schools will have new leadership for the 2014-2015 school year, which begins August 1 for students. Though each will be a new face on campus, they currently serve as instructional leaders at other district schools. “The s...
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Nearly 200 fifth- and sixth-grade mathletes from 13 public and three private schools took center court on Saturday, March 22, at Southeast Bulloch High School for the 32nd Annual Penny Sikes Math Tournament. Julia P. Bryant Elementary and Langston...
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Mattie Lively Elementary School teachers took their lessons to the aisles March 18, as the school hosted its first Family Math Night at Wal-Mart in Statesboro. From 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., more than 100 students and parents participated in a...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 3/25/14

Input Needed to Ensure Schools' Federal & State Funding

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Bulloch County Schools invites parents and the community to give input to its federal and state programs on Tuesday, April 22, from 5:00- 6:00 p.m. at the William James Educational Complex on 150 Williams Road. This meeting is required annually to...
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A Board Brief News Report of items discussed at the March 13, 2014, Bulloch County Board of Education meeting is now available. See the attached document. The Board's next meeting is a work session scheduled for March 27, 2014, at ...
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This spring area preschool and elementary teachers will have two opportunities to share live theatre with youngsters in their classes as Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department hosts two student matinees, “The Jungle Book&r...
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Bulloch County Schools is joining in a statewide celebration March 17 – 21 to salute the efforts of our local Board of Education members. The Georgia Assembly has proclaimed this time as School Board Appreciation Week in our state, and the w...
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Langston Chapel Middle School has a host of organizations partnering with them on Thursday, March 13, to provide students and their families a fun-filled way to enjoy science and technology. Returning again this year is Magic Marc to add to ...
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Probably by the time you read Saturday morning’s paper, Michael Austin, Bulloch County’s 2014 Spelling Bee Champion, will be taking the stage to compete against champions from 17 other counties at the District 8 Spelling Bee at Waycros...
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Bulloch County Schools will be closed again on Thursday for students and staff due to the continued winter precipitation, icy conditions, and power outages throughout Bulloch County. Students will not have to make up the four days they have ...
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Dr. Aniruddha Mitraup of Georgia Southern University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, along with engineering students Chris Gerdmann and Juan Segarra, recently spoke to Statesboro High School's Advanced Engineering students in DeWay...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene

Published: 1/18/14

Community Discusses Religious Liberties with BOE

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More than 250 people attended the Bulloch County Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meeting December 5, for an opportunity to speak about how they feel educators should be able to express their faith within a public school environment....
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Jacob Proctor, a senior at Southeast Bulloch High School, has been selected as a delegate for Georgia FFA to the 86th Annual National FFA Organization Convention that will be held in Louisville, Kentucky in October. Each year, nearly 50 students f...
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Georgia Southern University will host the I2 STEM Festival on Saturday, September 14, 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center at 847 Plant Drive on campus.. The fun-filled family event is free to the public and o...
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Bulloch County Schools is inviting parents and guardians of Julia P. Bryant Elementary and William James Middle students to a community forum on Thursday, August 15, 6:00 p.m., at JPBES to discuss a Flexible Learning Program (FLP). Administr...
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Superintendent Charles Wilson and Dr. Fran Stephens attended a REACH Georgia reception at the Governor’s Mansion June 11. Bulloch County Schools was recognized as one of five school systems selected to pilot the new program that suppor...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 6/14/13

Southeast Bulloch Students Capture State 4-H Championship

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Four Southeast Bulloch High students were part of the Bulloch County 4-H Shooting Team that captured the 2013 Georgia Trap and Skeet Championship June 1, at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah. The team will now advance to the National Shooting...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 6/14/13

Bulloch County Board of Education News Brief

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met Thursday, June 13. Attached is a Board Brief news report of items discussed at this meeting.
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Bulloch County Schools’ graduation rate rose more than four percent and was two percent higher than the state average according to scores released May 22 by the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE). This is the second year that the GDO...
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As the parent or guardian of a student currently enrolled in Bulloch County Schools, under a state law (HB 251), you may request to transfer your child to another public school within the school district prior to any upcoming school year...
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Portal Middle High School's middle school girls golf team competed in the Southeast Georgia Region Middle School Golf Tournament on April 30 in Metter at Willow Lake Country Club. The three-person team of Layne Clark, Faith Reddick and Madison...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 6/4/13

Regional Library Hosts Annual Summer Reading Program

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The Statesboro Regional Public Library is once again hosting its annual Summer Reading Program. It provides fun learning activities all summer for pre-school to teenage students. Be sure to visit the library, register your child, ...
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Bulloch County Schools hosted a signing ceremony May 23, at the Bulloch County Board of Education to announce the district’s first REACH scholars. Five seventh-grade females from three of the school system’s four middle schools w...
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“We’re all going to college,” Ryan Rogers, Portal Middle High School’s valedictorian and STAR student said of his close knit group of friends in a graduating class of 54. “I’m going from what’s proba...
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Southeast Bulloch’s Emiry Blitch is a quite young lady who is more comfortable singing than speaking, but what she shares with her exquisite soprano vocal is worth a listen. She’s one of the state’s most accomplished female...
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If there were one word to describe Sherwin Davoud, it would be sustainability. This is not for his ability to endure, which he will, but for his interest in ecology and renewable energy. He has amassed an incredible amount of research ...
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Members of the Bulloch County Board of Education, the District-wide Parent Advisory Committee, and the school system’s superintendent, federal programs director, parent involvement coordinators, and other central office staff all gathered Ma...
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In seeking to find a new principal for Southeast Bulloch High, Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson had only to look next door to Southeast Bulloch Middle. SEBMS Principal Donna Clifton has been selected to fill the vacancy left by...
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In partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, Georgia Southern University is sponsoring the second year of VERBTM Summer Scorecard (VSS). VSS is a free program that encourages youth to go out and play over the summer months, a time when p...
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The most anticipated moment for a parent is the sound of a child’s first words. But what if the words are delayed, jumbled, or never come at all. Speech and language problems can affect early learning and self-esteem. Each day Bulloch ...
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If she were mayor, Southeast Bulloch Middle School sixth grader Rebecca Ledlow would serve citizens by “creating a fair place to live and work by maintaining a safe environment, focusing on growth and prosperity for jobs and new businesses, ...
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In its May 9 meeting, the Bulloch County Board of Education approved Todd Williford as the new principal of Mattie Lively Elementary (MLES). He will replace Jennifer Quick, who announced her desire to return to the classroom for the coming y...
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Continuing Education at Georgia Southern University is gearing up to host Youth Leadership 2013 for the third consecutive year. This year's theme is "Impacting my Community: Innovative Community Project". GSU is o...
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The state created a new accountability system called the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which will help school systems tell parents and the public how schools are performing in a more comprehensive manner than the pa...
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Statesboro High School's Fine Arts Department will present its annual variety show, "Vaudeville...on the Small Screen," on Saturday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. in the school's aduitorium. The one-night-only show will be filled with singin...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/7/13

Bulloch Co. is Home to Georgia Teacher of the Year

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Bulloch County Schools’ 2014 Teacher of the Year Jemelleh Coes was selected as Georgia’s Teacher of the Year Friday at the contest’s annual banquet in Atlanta, at the Georgia International Convention Center. Coes is a speci...
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Michael Williams of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving the Portal Middle High School FFA Meats Evaluation Team insight into his career while helping the four-person, state champion team train for a shot at the national ti...
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Bulloch County Schools is partnering with the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed), the Technology Association of Georgia’s charitable organization dedicated to preparing the next-generation workforce, the Georgia Department of Education, an...
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The Downtown Statesboro Development Authority’s "First Friday" event for May will feature fine arts students from Statesboro High School and William James Middle School and members of the Averitt Center for the Arts Dance Scho...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/2/13

Southeast Bulloch's Symphonic Winds in Concert Friday

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The Southeast Bulloch High School Symphonic Winds will host their final concert of the year tonight at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the SEBHS Auditorium. Admission is free with a canned food donation for the Statesboro Food Bank.&...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/2/13

Annual SHS Fine Arts Event "Collage Live" is Thursday

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Statesboro High School will host "Collage Live," on Thursday, May 2, from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. "Collage Live" is an interactive fine arts event that features drama, dance, visual arts, and instrumental and vocal music. Guests have ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/29/13

SECME Selects McCombs as Its National Teacher of the Year

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SECME, Inc. (formerly the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering) has selected Statesboro High School Science Teacher Richard McCombs as its 2013 SECME National Co-Teacher of the Year. McCombs was surprised with the announceme...
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Bulloch County Schools will administer the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) April 22-30 in grades three through eight. These tests are designed to measure how students have aquired and understood the knowledge,concepts, ...
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Conor Baker, an 18-year-old senior at Statesboro High School and a local volunteer fireman, qualified to represent Georgia in the 49th Annual National Leadership & Skills Conference June 24 – 28 in Kansas City, after his first-place win ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education (BOE) hosted a Community Education Summit Thursday, April 18, at Statesboro High School as part of its efforts to engage stakeholders. More than 200 people attended the event, where they heard prese...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/22/13

SHS Ducks Unlimited Chapter to Host Inaugural Banquet

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The Statesboro High School Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is hosting its Inaugural Banquet on Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds in Statesboro. Come out and support the young men and women of the only high school Ducks ...
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The Statesboro High School Fine Arts Department will present their spring musical, "The Wizard of Oz," for the public on Saturday, April 20, at 2:00 p.m. in the SHS Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are all general admission and ar...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/16/13

Board Honors HOSA Health IT Innovation State Finalists

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Thursday evening the Bulloch County Board of Education recognized Shelby Rice and Kayleigh Dyches, juniors at Southeast Bulloch High School, who were one of four teams selected by the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG‐Ed) and the Georgia Department...
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REACH Georgia is a needs-based mentoring and scholarship program designed to ensure that Georgia’s academically promising students have the academic, social, and financial support needed to graduate from high school and complete college. Bul...
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Katy Burrell, an eleventh-grade student at Southeast Bulloch High School, won first place in Girls Dramatic Interpretation at the Georgia High School Association’s State Literary Meet March 16 at Veterans High School in Kathleen, GA, just ou...
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The Portal Middle High School National FFA Organization Chapter’s Nursery and Landscaping Team placed fourth in the state Nursery Landscape Career Development Event Saturday, March 23, at the State Botanical Gardens at the University of Geor...
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Three students are finalists for the 2013 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program which will be held this summer at Valdosta State University. Anji Li is a mathematics finalist from Statesboro High, and Southeast Bulloch High’s finalists are...
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Bulloch County Schools has scheduled an early release day on Friday, April 5 for parent-teacher conferences. We encourage all parents to schedule a time to meet with your child's/children's teacher(s). All students will receive a sack lunc...
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Bulloch County Schools announced its 13 first-place county-level Young Georgia Authors Contest winners, whose entries will now be submitted to the state-level competition. State winners will be announced May 17, by the Georgia Department of Educat...
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The Downtown Statesboro Development Authority’s (DSDA) First Friday event May 3, on the Courthouse lawn, will feature fine arts students from Statesboro High and Langston Chapel Middle. “We have such a wonderful group of students comin...
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Bulloch County Schools (BCS) will join the state and the local Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in celebrating Exceptional Children’s Week (ECW) March 25-29. The event is used to educate the public about children with disabilitie...
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The Bulloch County Commission on Human Services and the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse will facilitate the annual "Ghost Out" events for local high school students at Southeast Bulloch High Friday, March 29, 8:15 - 9:30 a.m, and Statesboro High Ap...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/22/13

Georgia Honors School Boards March 18 - 22

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The Georgia School Boards Association and Bulloch County Schools are part of a statewide effort March 18 – 22, to recognize and salute the service of local school board members. These dates have been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week...
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A limb that fell across a transformer bank in the Lester Road residential area behind Statesboro High caused a two-hour power outage at the school just before lunch Wednesday morning. The school’s back-up generators provided emergency lighti...
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Bulloch County Schools’ middle and high school PRIDE teams will participate in National Kick Butts Day Wednesday, March 20, with events on each of the school system’s seven upper grades campuses. Kick Butts Day is a national day ...
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Nevils Elementary School was evacuated for about 30 minutes Tuesday afternoon after a fire alarm on campus sounded at approximately 1:10 p.m. There were no injuries and no damage to the facility, and first responders found no smoke or fire w...
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This fall Mattie Lively Elementary will have a new leader, as Jennifer Quick, the school’s current principal, has decided to return to the classroom. “My love of teaching and my desire to make a difference in the lives of students is d...
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Southeast Bulloch High School will hold its First Annual Day of Service Saturday, March 16, to help teach the value of community service to its students and benefit local support organizations and the school. To kick-off the event, a special...
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Jemelleh Coes, an eighth grade special education teacher at Langston Chapel Middle School and Bulloch County’s Teacher of the Year for 2013-14, was named Monday as one Georgia’s ten finalists for the 2014 state Teacher of the Year.Coes...
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Superintendent Charles Wilson addressed nearly 30 local citizens at the first meeting of a recently formed community advisory committee that is volunteering to help identify education issues and gather input from throughout the community for Bullo...
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Thirty female students from William James Middle joined with their peers from across the state to participate in a series of STEM(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Education Coalition lectures at The College of Coastal Georgia in ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education has selected veteran Bulloch County Schools (BCS) employee, Monica Lanier, to head its new Department of Organizational Effectiveness. Her duties include coordinating the school system’s strategic planni...
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The Southeast Bulloch High National FFA Organization Chapter observed National FFA Week February 3 – 8, as Chapter members thanked faculty and staff for their support and learned from agricultural professionals during this fun-filled event. ...
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Black history and culture wasn’t just a subject for social studies classes this month. Teachers across curriculums, including art and music, found unique ways to show the contributions of black people on not just America’s culture, but...
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More than 100 parents, community and business leaders, and school system administrators and faculty met Thursday evening at Mattie Lively Elementary for the Annual Joint Meeting of the Bulloch County Board of Education and the council from each of...
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According to Transportation Director Paul Webb, no buses became stuck or slid into ditches during the morning commute. There were some roads in our rural areas that buses were not able to go down this morning because they had either been marked by...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 2/26/13

Schools Open in Bulloch for Tuesday - Monitoring Conditions

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As of 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, there are no plans to cancel or delay schools in Bulloch County for Tuesday, February 26. Bulloch County Schools Transportation Director Paul Webb is in contact with Bulloch County Emergency Management ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 2/25/13

Goodson Selected for All-State Chorus

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Roz Goodson, a senior at Statesboro High, has been selected by the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) for its All-State Chorus. Goodson, along with the state’s most accomplished student vocalists, will work with guest conductors this...
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Dancers took the top spots at the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education’s First Annual Statesboro’s Got Talent fundraiser February 16, at Statesboro High School. Courtney Cribbs, an 11-year-old dancer, who performed a high-ene...
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The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) selected 11 members of the Statesboro High Blue Devils Symphonic Band for its District 1 Honor Bands and two members for its more elite All-State Band after auditions that took place in December at So...
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Southeast Bulloch High’s National Beta and Key Clubs teamed up to raise $3,473.42 for the Gabe's Chemo Ducks program at Backus Children's Hospital in Savannah. The contributions from SEBHS will purchase 132 ducks, enough to pro...
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Be sure to vote for your favorite artist in The Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education's "Statesboro's Got Talent" contest. See 15 local artists perform Saturday, February 16, 6 p.m. at the Statesboro High Scho...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 2/12/13

Super Bowl Champion Thanks Statesboro High

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Former Statesboro High Blue Devil De’Angelo Tyson, now a defensive end for the 2013 Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, visited his alma mater Thursday. “What a surprise I had when De'Angelo, a SuperBowl champ, walked into my off...
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They entered postseason tournament play seeded fourth, but Langston Chapel Middle’s Boys Basketball Team once again captured the Coastal Empire Region Championship for the second straight year, increasing their title wins to three in the pas...
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The volunteers that lead the Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO) within our schools do an amazing job organizing fun family events that raise crucial funds for our schools for supplemental projects and supplies. Their investment of time&...
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Bulloch County Schools' pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration for the upcoming 2013-2014 School Year will be March 4 - March 8. For more information about how to obtain a registration packet, registration times, required in...
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Bulloch County Schools will once again participate in the American Diabetes Association's Kiss-A-Pig Campaign for the south Georgia area. This year's Kiss-A-Pig candidate for Bulloch County is none other than Statesboro's Russ La...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/24/13

Foundation Set to Raise Funds for Educators with Talent Show

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The Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education is hosting the First Annual Statesboro's Got Talent Contest, Saturday, February 16, 6:00 p.m. at Statesboro High School's Fine Arts Auditorium. The event is part of the Foundation's fu...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/23/13

Statesboro High to Present "Sleeping Beauty"

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Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department will present a classic fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty,” March 22-24, in the school’s performing arts auditorium. As has become tradition, the opening performance, Friday, Ma...
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Davia Woulard, a senior at Georgia Southern University (GSU), will be serving as an intern with Bulloch County Schools’ Public Relations and Marketing Department for the spring semester. Woulard is public relations major and will be graduati...
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Statesboro High has received a Ducks Unlimited Charter (DU), making it the only high school in Georgia with an active DU chapter. Stephen Walker, DU’s regional director, was on hand at the school December 4, for the first meeting. He f...
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Bulloch County Schools will administer the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests to third through eighth-grade students April 22-30. This test is required by the Georgia Department of Education, and it is a major assessment tool used to dete...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/7/13

Local Businesses Sponsor Regional Student Technology Fair

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Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, LLP (DHHC), a local accounting firm, donated $1,000 to the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education December 13, to be a Gold-level, title sponsor of the Regional Student Technology Fair hosted annually by ...
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Words cannot express the sorrow we feel for the families and faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Knowing that the Newtown County Public Schools cares for its students and faculty and their wellbeing just as we do, ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met Thursday, December 13, 2012. Attached is a Board Brief news report on items discussed. The next Bulloch County Board of Education meeting is January 10, 2013, 6:30 p.m. This will be the B...
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As we return to school after such a disturbing national tragedy, we want to be aware of how our students may need help in dealing with this crisis. To help parents and professionals, we are posting some helpful resources.The first is from ...
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A Georgia Southern University Eagle Nation on Parade sculpture will find a home at William James Middle School in Statesboro after one of its students created the winning design for the Eagle Nation in Education competition.The name of the winni...
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Ten of Southeast Bulloch High’s Advanced Chorus members will perform with the Georgia Music Educators Association’s (GMEA) prestigious All-State Chorus in Savannah, February 21-23. The students auditioned and achieved scores that...
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Bulloch County Schools released its Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) results Wednesday. As a district, 91 percent of “All Students” taking the test met or exceeded standards, and 95 percent of all “Eleventh Gr...
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The Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education is accepting applications from teachers for its spring grants. A grant application and rubric is attached below. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, January 7, 4:00 p.m. ...
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Members of Southeast Bulloch High’s FFA Chapter received several awards during the 85th Annual National FFA Organization Convention held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis October 24-27. Their awards included one of the h...
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Julia P. Bryant Elementary is receiving an early Christmas present from the Exchange Club of Statesboro December 7, 9:30 a.m., as the club will erect its fourth Freedom Shrine in Bulloch County. The public is welcome to attend. T...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 12/3/12

GSBA Honors Statesboro Herald for Education Reporting

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The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) honored The Statesboro Herald with a Beacon Award for excellence in education reporting during a special awards banquet Friday in Atlanta at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Nine print and electronic medi...
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Portal Middle High’s FFA Meats Evaluation Team won the Georgia FFA Meats Evaluation & Technology Career Development Event (CDE) held at the University of Georgia’s Meat Science Lab in Athens, November 10. The four-person team compr...
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Statesboro High’s Fine Arts Department will present its annual student matinee and public performances of the musical “Scrooge,” based on the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, this December in the school’s ...
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Portal Middle High School's Nursery/Landscaping and Horticulture classes have been cultivating 300 poinsettias in the school's greenhouse since September in preparation for the school's 8th Annual Poinsettia Sale. Dr. Tom Marshal...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 11/15/12

Governor Proclaims Nov. 12-16 School Psychology Week

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Governor Nathan Deal has joined both the national and the state School Psychologists Associations in proclaiming November 8-12, School Psychology Awareness Week to recognize the contribution of school psychology in the education of Georgia&r...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regular session meeting Thursday, November 8, 2012, at the William James Educational Complex in Statesboro. Attached is a Board Brief News Report about items discussed at this meeting. ...
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November is Parent Engagement Month in Georgia, and schools across the state are highlighting the role parents play in a student’s education. In addition, Nov. 15 is National Parent Involvement Day, a time for all parents to consider h...
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According to the Georgia Department of Education, Georgia leads the country when looking at year-to-year growth on the most recent national tests. One-year growth on the SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement (AP), and the National Assessment of Educational...
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Governor Nathan Deal has proclaimed November as Parent Engagement Month in Georgia, but Bulloch County Schools is encouraging parent involvement throughout the year by taking their message to pulpits and front porches. The school district ...
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There’s no better way to teach students the patriotic rituals, symbols, and songs of our country than to give them an opportunity to meet and honor those who have served and fought to protect our freedoms. Several Bulloch County school...
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The Southeast Bulloch High Drama Team took command of the stage at the Region 1-AAA One-Act Play Competition October 16, at Appling County High School in Baxley. They performed Jim Leonard’s newest drama, “Anatomy of Gray.” They ...
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Congratulations to the Southeast Bulloch High School Competition Cheerleading Squad for capturing the Region 1-AAA title Saturday at Toombs County Middle School. They will advance to the state finals this Saturday, 2:00 p.m. in Columbus.&nbs...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 11/4/12

Coes is Bulloch County Teacher of the Year

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Jemelleh Coes, an eighth-grade special education teacher at Langston Chapel Middle, is the 2014 Bulloch County Schools Teacher of the Year. She learned of her selection Tuesday as Superintendent Charles Wilson and school administrators surprised h...
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Portal Middle High School’s Drama Team won second place at the Region 2-A One-Act Play Competition October 19 at Vidalia Southeastern Technical College. Competing against seven other teams, the 21-member cast performed, “This is ...
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November is Parent Engagement Month in Georgia and November 15, 2012 is National Parent Involvement Day. Bulloch County Schools is partnering with local congregations to help us spread the word that parents are key to a child's educ...
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Ethan Perkins, a Southeast Bulloch High School senior, was selected to serve on State Superintendent John Barge's Student Advisory Council. Perkins was one of only 50 students selected from more than 750 applicants from 121 school distri...
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The Statesboro High Fine Arts Department will present "Shakespeare on Stage" Tuesday, October 30, featuring "The Tragedy of Macbeth" at 7:00 p.m. and "The Taming of the Shrew" at 8:15 p.m. General admission tickets ar...
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The 5th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Race is Saturday, November 10 at the Bulloch County Courthouse. The event is open to runners and walkers of all ages, and it benefits the Mainstreet Farmers Market and the Bulloch County Foundation for Publ...
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More than 1600 tenth and eleventh grade students from Bulloch County’s public and private schools will participate in one of five enactments of the Teen Maze, October 22 - 26, in the gymnasiums of Statesboro, Portal and Southeast Bullo...
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Statesboro High School's Fine Arts Department will present it's annual "Collage Live" student showcase, Tuesday, October 23. Guests may drop in any time between 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the SHS Fine Arts Auditorium to see st...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/22/12

Board Brief News Report for October 11, 2012

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regular session Thursday, October 11 at the William James Education Complex in Statesboro. Attached is a Board Brief news report about items discussed at this meeting. The Board's n...
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When you’re a bus driver that leaves home before dawn to pick up and deliver up to 48 students to school each day before 8:00 a.m., breakfast may be the last thing on your mind. However, this morning after their morning routes, the dedicated...
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The Bulloch County Historical Society and the Statesboro High School Chapter of the Junior Historical Society will place an historical marker at SHS Friday, Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m., to commemorate the school's history. The public is invited to atte...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/9/12

Board Brief News Report for September 27 2012

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its scheduled work session Thursday, September 27, 2012. Attached below is a Board Brief news report of the items disucssed at the meeting. For more information about the Bulloch County Boa...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regular session meeting September 13, 2012. The Board Brief news report detailing items discussed at that meeting is attached below. These reports as well as the official minutes are po...
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Abigail Scarborough, a third grade student at Portal Elementary, won first place in state for her grade level in The Jimmy Carter NHS Education Program and The Peanut Institute’s annual postcard contest. Scarborough, the daughter of Brian an...
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Georgia Sen. Jack Hill made a special visit to Langston Chapel Elementary’s pre-kindergarten classes Friday morning in celebration of Georgia Pre-K Week. Reading to a group of 66 students from the school’s three pre-k classes, th...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/5/12

Boddiford Wins Area Four FFA Event

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Southeast Bulloch High School Senior Knapp Boddiford placed first in the Georgia FFA Association’s Area Four Tractor Operation and Maintenance Career Development Event (CDE), September 25, in Toombs County. He will represent SEBHS and ...
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Bulloch County Schools released district and school-level Advanced Placement (AP) scores. For a report on the school district's five-year history and the highlight reports for the district and each high school from CollegeBoard, Click Here to...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/2/12

Technology Brings Training to Teachers; Cost Savings to District

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Bulloch County Schools is using in-house video for the first timeto simultaneously deliver a professional development series to all administrators and teachers at the school system’s 15 schools and central office. The Standards-Based Classro...
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Monday morning district and school-level SAT scores were released by Bulloch County Schools, the Georgia Department of Education and CollegeBoard, the not-for-profit organization that owns the college entrance exam. The district and its thre...
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The Bulloch County Regional Technology Fair (RTF) is January 26, and Bulloch County Schools is encouraging all interested area public, private and homeschooled students in third through twelfth grade to begin planning their entries. Bulloch ...
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Parents Encouraged to Schedule Conferences with TeachersBulloch County Schools has scheduled an early release day Friday, October 12, for parent - teacher conferences. All students will be released early on these dates, and will be served ...
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In celebration of U.S. Constitution Week, Portal Middle High School hosted the Bulloch County Commission at its campus Tuesday morning. The seven-member commission, led by Chairman Garrett Nevil, conducted its regularly scheduled meeting in ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/20/12

Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $10,000

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The Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education (Foundation) awarded $10,000 in grant funding to 11 projects that were submitted by teachers from Bulloch County Schools. The Foundation hosted a reception to honor the recipients prior to t...
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Bulloch County Schools is one of six school districts that will benefit from an Innovation Fund grant received by Georgia Southern University from Governor Nathan Deal. The grant will be used to fund a partnership known as Real STEM, that wi...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/15/12

Board Brief News Report

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The Bulloch County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, August 23. Attached is a Board Brief news report on items discussed. The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, September 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Willi...
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Statesboro High students will be exhibitors, entertainers, and chefs at the Mainstreet Farmers Market, Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Sea Island Bank parking lot. The month of September is "School Days" at the Ma...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/13/12

September is School Days at the Market

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The month of September is School Days at the Market. Come see our culinary arts and fine arts students take part in the fun and festivities each Saturday in September from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Sea Island Bank parking lot. &nb...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/9/12

Georgia's Top Education Associations Oppose Charter Schools Amendment

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The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA), and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) joined Dr. John Barge, state superintendent of schools, in voicing their opposition t...
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The Statesboro High School Fine Arts Department will present "Broadway in the 'Boro," Saturday, September 8, in the SHS Fine Arts Auditorium. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7 p.m.Tickets are $10 f...
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The public is invited to attend Nevils Elementary School's annual Patriots Day Ceremony that honors those who serve in our country's military and public safety professions, and remembers those who lost their lives on September 11. Students...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/31/12

Sallie Z Wins Summer Readers Cup for Second Year

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Sallie Zetterower Elementary was the winner of the Statesboro Regional Library's Summer Readers Cup for the second year in a row. SZES will retain the trophy that is presented by the SRL and resides with the winning school each year. SZ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/29/12

Howard Named to All-State Cheerleading Squad

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Ashlyn Howard, a 17-year-old senior at Southeast Bulloch High School, was named to the 16-member All-State Cheerleading Squad during the Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association’s (GCCA) Cheerleader of the Year Competition at Columbus S...
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You may like your chicken fried, but as changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National School Nutrition Program (SNP) standards are implemented locally in Bulloch County’s public schools, the once Wednesday menu tradition has...
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Francis Allen, a senior at Southeast Bulloch High School, won the 2012 Georgia Trig-Star Competition sponsored this summer by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). This is the seventh year in a row that a Bulloch County high schoo...
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The State of Georgia released ACT scores for school districts and their high schools Wednesday. Attached are results for Bulloch County Schools and each of its three high schools: Southeast Bulloch, Portal and Statesboro. The ACT...
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Southeast Bulloch High School’s Livestock Association BBQ Fundraiser and Fall 2010 Livestock Show are Friday, August 24 at SEBHS. Students ages 4-18 will show beef cattle, swine, sheep and goats, and the event gives them a chance ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/23/12

GA First Lady Brings Bus Safety Message to 'Boro

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Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal made a stop at Langston Chapel Elementary School Tuesday morning as part of a statewide tour to launch the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s (GOHS) “Stop Means Stop” Bus Safety Program.&nb...
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Susannah Lanier, an animal science teacher at Southeast Bulloch High School, was one of 37 agriscience teachers selected from across the nation as a Teachers Turn the Key Award recipient. She was one of only two Georgians selected, and one of only...
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Dr. Thomas Marshall, agricultural science teacher at Portal Middle High School, is now a Georgia Certified Plant Professional after completing a training and examination process this summer at the University of Georgia’s Griffin Campus. The ...
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Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent, announced August 14, that he was in opposition to the constitutional amendment for charter schools that will be on the Nov. 6 ballot. Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson commented on th...
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Langston Chapel Elementary invites parents to a Back-to-School Bash Thursday, August 16, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m, where they'll learn to be a STAR. "Sharing the Academic Responsibility (STAR) is a new school campaign to help pare...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education my Thursday, August 9, for its regularly scheduled meeting. Attached is a "Board Brief" news report about issues discussed by the Board. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August...
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Joni Aycock, media specialist for Mill Creek Elementary School, has been selected by the Georgia Association of Instructional Technology and the Georgia Library Media Association as the 2012 Library Media Specialist of the Year for the Coastal Geo...
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Friday, August 10, 8 p.m., Southeast Bulloch High will dedicate its new fieldhouse in memory of a former Yellow Jacket coach, George Roebuck. Roebuck began his career at Brooklet High in 1955, which became Southeast Bulloch High in 1956. He is cre...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/9/12

Blue Devils Repeat as National Champions

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Statesboro High School’s SECME Water Bottle Rocket Team claimed its second national championship in three years during the 36thAnnual SECME Summer Institute hosted this year at the University of Alabama June 24 – July 1. SHS’s Ve...
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Southeast Bulloch’s middle and high school Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapters (FCCLA) are now home to three national champions. Casi Lee, Jessica Bearden and Amy Cooper each won gold medals in their respective categorie...
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The Georgia Department of Education released school-level End-of-Course Test scores this week. The attached charts show winter and spring scores for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school year. The Georgia Department of Education released S...
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Bulloch County Schools, the County's local education agency (LEA), is inviting parents and community members to participate in a Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP) Revision meeting on Thursday, August 9, 5:00 p.m. in the board room of th...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/2/12

Bulloch County Board of Education News Brief

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A Board Brief news report of items discussed at the July 19, 2012 Bulloch County Board of Education meeting is now available. Included with this document is the Five-Year Millage Rate History and the advertised Tentative Fiscal Year 2013 Bud...
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The Downtown Development Authority's F1RST Friday event August 3 will salute Bulloch County's public and private school football teams. The event will be held on the courthouse lawn 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., and it is sponsored by the City o...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/1/12

Ready for the Bell to Ring

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We are eager to begin the new school year, and we invite you to open house Monday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for elementary schools and 12 noon to 3 p.m. for middle and high school. Class schedules will be listed on Parent Port...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/26/12

Bulloch County Schools FOCUS Annual Report 2012-2013

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The Bulloch County Schools FOCUS Annual Report 2012-2013 can be found inside the July/August issue of Statesboro Magazine. The report is also available on our website. CLICK HERE Copies are also available at the Bulloch County Schools ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/26/12

Wilson Takes Oath of Office

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Bulloch County Schools' new superintendent, Charles Wilson, took the oath of office today at the Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro. The oath was administered by Probate Judge Lee DeLoach. Wilson was joined by his daughter Sama...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/26/12

Board Confirms Wilson as Superintendent

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The Bulloch County Board of Education confirmed Charles Wilson as its superintendent of schools during a regular session meeting July 19. Wilson will assume his duties July 20. He was named the only finalist for the postion June 28 f...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/19/12

State Releases End-of-Course Test Results

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The Georgia Department of Education released school system results for End-of-Course Tests July 17. School-level results will be released July 31. Attached is a breakdown of Bulloch County Schools' results and key observations...
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The Georgia Department of Education has released Bulloch County Schools' preliminary district-level and school-level Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) data. The school system's performance is very much in li...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/13/12

Back-to-School Tool Kit for Parents

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The faculty and staff at each of our schools are preparing for the new year. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 1. To assist parents, Bulloch County Schools has created an online resource with key information called the B...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/12/12

Board Brief News Report

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for a regularly scheduled meeting June 28, 2012. The Board Brief is a news report about items discussed. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 19.
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Bulloch County Schools will host open houses at all campuses Monday, July 30, prior to the first day of school August 1. They are traditionally held in the evening; however, this year in order to save significantly on energy use, they’re bei...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education named Charles Wilson as their sole finalist for superintendent of schools after an executive session during Thursday evening’s regularly scheduled meeting. Wilson, assistant superintendent of busin...
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Under state law, as the parent or guardian of a student currently enrolled in Bulloch County Schools, you may request to transfer your child to another public school within the school district for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. For yo...
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Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Charles Wilson made a presentation to the Board about the preliminary Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and the budget process. Wilson facilitated a nearly two-hour discussion about key factors affectin...
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The Averitt Center for the Arts presented 16 scholarships to Bulloch County students. These students were chosen by their art, music, or theater education teachers because they illustrate superior creativity, or skill in the areas of writing, pain...
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Madison Phillips, a rising Statesboro High School senior and current Miss Statesboro High School, is competing this week in the Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant’s Outstanding Teen Division in Columbus. Phillips, the 17-year-old d...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 6/22/12

Wade Receives State "Y" Club Award

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Linda Wade, “Y” Club advisor for Langston Chapel Middle School, was awarded the Jim White Distinguished Service Award by the State YMCA of Georgia at the organization’s annual Christian Life Conference in May near Jackson, GA.&nb...
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The Bulloch County Schools’ Autism Program housed at Mattie Lively Elementary School received $3,200 in community donations from East Georgia Healthcare Center, Statesboro Pediatric Clinic and proceeds from a local Mother & Son Luau even...
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Bulloch County Schools Bus Driver Gil Riggs placed fifth in the annual Georgia School Bus Road-e-o held June 6-7 at McConnell-Talbot Stadium in Warner Robins. This marks the eighth time that a Bulloch County bus driver has finished in the st...
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Five local high school students were honored by the Bulloch County Commission on Human Services June 12, during the organization’s annual awards program for Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA).
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Pam Goodman, a 13-year veteran of Bulloch County Schools, is Stilson Elementary’s new principal. “I’m looking forward to serving the families and staff at Stilson,” Goodman said Friday morning, after her appointment was app...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met May 24, 2012, for its scheduled work session. A Board Brief news report of topics discussed at that meeting is now available. The next regular session meeting is Thursday, June 7, 6:30 p.m. in ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education has named Dr. Fran Stephens as interim superintendent of schools until the Board’s search for a new system head is complete. Dr. Lewis Holloway, former superintendent, tendered his resignation Febr...
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Skarleth Delfin-Uscanga overcame tremendous obstacles to achieve her graduating class’ highest academic honor. First, at age six she immigrated to America with her parents and settled in Portal. Though already reading and writing in he...
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Joseph Strickland has ambition and a passion for learning. He’s not afraid to work and has the willingness to go through what’s necessary to achieve academically. “Knowledge is a beautiful thing,” Strickland sai...
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On her first day of school as a freshman at Statesboro High School, Supriya Immaneni expressed to faculty her desire to be valedictorian. She accomplished that goal and amassed a multitude of honors from each of the many diverse student organizati...
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Fourth-grade students in Valerie Powell’s gifted classes at Julia P. Bryant and Langston Chapel Elementary Schools hosted Invention Conventions at their schools May 10 and May 14. Each invention was fashioned by students to solve commo...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting on May 10, 2012. Attached is a news report of items discussed. The next meeting is May 24, 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the William James Educational Comple...
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The application phase of the search for a new superintendent of schools is now complete. Monday the Board will meet in executive session with a representative from the Georgia School Boards Association to review the 33 applications that were recei...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/17/12

School Accountability - Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

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School accountability is important throughout the year, but as the school year comes to a close and standardized test scores and graduation rates are calculated, measuring accountability is at the forefront. With changes to Georgia'...
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The Southeast Bulloch FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event (HECDE) Team won first place at the Georgia HECDE competition May 5 in Athens. The team will advance to the national competition held during the 85thAnnual National FFA Convention...
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The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission donated nearly 800 educational booklets to the school system’s fifth-grade students and teachers in celebration of National Soil Stewardship Week April 23-27. GSWCC Region VI Ogeechee ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/11/12

State Recognizes Portal Elementary Cafeteria Staff

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Bulloch County Board of Education Chairman Maurice Hill (right) and members of the Board recognized Portal Elementary School Assistant Cafeteria Manager Annie Lovett (left) and Cafeteria Manager Patsy Hendrix (Center) for their role in the s...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/11/12

LCMS Student Job Shadows with FBI

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Seventh-grade students at Southeast Bulloch Middle, William James Middle and Langston Chapel Middle Schools began preparing for their future careers early as they took part in career day and job shadowing activities last week. Many area business l...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/11/12

SEBHS Dedicates Annual Concert to Davis Family

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Southeast Bulloch High School's Symphonic Band will perform its annual spring concert, "Live, Love, Laugh," Friday, 7:00 p.m. in the SEBHS Auditorium. Director of Bands Matt Olsen and his students have dedicated the concert to ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/9/12

Knights Win First Baseball Championship

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William James Middle School’s baseball team won their first-ever Coastal Empire Region Championship with a win over the South Effingham Mustangs April 17 at Luetta Moore Park in Statesboro. The Knights were undefeated (11-0) in region ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met April 26, 2012, for its regularly scheduled meeting. Attached is a news report of items discussed at the meeting. The next meeting is Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. in the board room of the Willia...
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Portal Middle High School’s new golf team may only be comprised of two young ladies, but they pack a punch. Faith Reddick and Caitlyn Girardeau competed in the Southeast Georgia Region Middle School Golf Championships at Gordonia-Altam...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 5/4/12

BCS Receives Top-10 National Ranking for Technology Use

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Bulloch County Schools (BCS) ranks eighth in the nation for its technology use according to e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education, the National School Boards Association(NSBA) and convergemag.com. The entities released their list o...
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The Statesboro Kiwanis Club will don their signature yellow and blue colors in May for the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2012 Spring Special Olympic Games May 4 at Statesboro High School. The event will begin with an ath...
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Bulloch County Schools reminds parents of pre-kindergarten students that the last day of school for the 2011-2012 Pre-K year is Friday, May 11, at each of its 11 sites. All other grades will complete their 180-day year on Friday, May 25.To...
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There are two rodeos in town, one with bucking broncos and one with buses. Best of luck to our bus drivers who will compete in the Bulloch County Schools Transportation Department Bus Road-eo Monday morning.The winner will represent t...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/25/12

Barnard Wins Essay Contest

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Emily Barnard, a sixth-grade student at Southeast Bulloch Middle School, won the Georgia Municipal Association Essay Contest, “If I Were Mayor,” for District 12. She is one of twelve district winners from across the state who wil...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/24/12

Special Education Students Are Hooked on Fishing

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Elizabeth Pelham and Senaida Holloway, special education students at Portal Middle High School, reeled in more than fish during the Fishing Rodeo at Mill Creek Park April 12. In the “Catching the Most Fish” category, Pelham won f...
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Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department will be present "Willy Wonka, Jr." during three performances May 11-12. The production is based on the novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," by British author Roald Dahl....
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Six of Georgia Southern University’s international students brought the world to Brooklet Elementary’s third graders recently as they shared their countries’ celebrations, clothing, cuisine, and more. “This visit correlates...
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Bulloch County Schools is conducting its annual parent survey. Your answers will help us decide how to best use federal money for parent involvement and teacher training classes. Your answers are confidential, and you will never be identified.Pl...
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Three students from the Southeast Bulloch Middle and Southeast Bulloch High Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapters (FCCLA) will compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in July, after winning gold medals in their compe...
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Each spring schools in the state of Georgia are required to give the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs). This year the tests will be administered to students in third through eighth grades in the areas of reading, English/language arts,...
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After placing third and second in previous state competitions, Statesboro High School’s Blue Devil Battalion at last received the first-place, state championship trophy for which they had worked so hard. Under the leadership of Cadet Colonel...
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Statesboro High School crowned its 2012 queen and princess recently in the school's annual pageant. Madison Phillips, a junior, was selected as queen, and Anna Nelson was selected as princess from the pageant's freshman and sophmore ...
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The Liberty University Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Armenio Suzano, will perform a full concert at Statesboro High School Friday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. The Orchestra will also perform for the public at First Baptist Church,...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/30/12

Schools Flock to Relay for Life

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Several Bulloch County Schools including Brooklet Elementary and Julia P. Bryant Elementary have been "flocked" recently to help raise money for Bulloch County's Relay for Life. Our schools and student organizations play a majo...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/30/12

March was Month for Math

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Nearly 250 third through sixth graders took part in Bulloch County Schools’ two math tournaments, the Reggie Dawson Memorial and the Penny Sikes, in March. Each tested both the students’ individual computation and team ciphering skills...
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Portal Elementary School's first through fifth-grade students competed in the Second Annual Science Olympiad Tuesday. Students competed in more than 20 events such as the Egg Drop Challenge, Grab-A-Gram, Sink-or-Float, and the Monster Match. A...
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Four students have been selected to participate in Georgia’s Governor’s Honors Program this summer at Valdosta State University. Statesboro High School’s Trisha Mitra was chosen to attend for mathematics and Thomas Smith for tech...
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Matt Bellace, a motivational speaker, author and standup comedian, was the featured speaker at the 2012 Town Hall Discussion on Underage Substance Abuse and at a series of presentations to students on Monday and Tuesday of this week in Bulloch Cou...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/27/12

Weaver Wins State SkillsUSA Competition

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Statesboro High School’s Chandler Weaver will represent Georgia at the National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City in June. He qualified for the national event after winning the state SkillsUSA competition during the State Leadership...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education has partnered with the Georgia School Boards Association in conducting a nationwide search for a new superintendent of schools. The Board has released an approximately 14-week timeline for the search, an...
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Bulloch County Schools has scheduled early release days Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30, 2012, for parent - teacher conferences. All students will be released early on these dates, and will be served a sack lunch prior to leaving sch...
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The Georgia Department of Education recently released two data segments from its new school accountability system. Title I schools that are on the state’s Priority and Focus lists were the first to be announced. Bulloch County has no s...
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Savannah Morris was crowned Miss Southeast Bulloch High School and Marissa Stanert was crowned Miss SEBHS Princess during the school’s annual pageant March 10. Stanert was selected from the pageant’s freshmen and sophomore contes...
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Bulloch County Board of Education member David Ball has been selected by the regional American Diabetes Association to participate in its annual "Kiss A Pig" fundraiser. Ball, along with his teammate Dawn Cartee, president of Ogeec...
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Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department will present "Willy Wonka, Jr." during three performances May 11-12. The production is based on the novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." All performances will be in the ...
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Sarah Rogers was crowned as the 2012 Miss Langston Chapel Middle School during the school’s annual pageant February 25, at the Statesboro High School Auditorium. Rogers was selected from 22 participants, who competed in both casual wear and ...
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Langston Chapel Middle School will host their annual Family Math & Science Night Thursday, March 22, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. The event is free for students and their families. A hotdog snack supper will be served beginning at 5:30 in the...
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Six Students Advance to State Literary - SEB Wins Region Literary Title

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Six students will travel to Warner Robins Saturday to compete in the Georgia High School Association’s State Literary Competition at Veterans High School. The six, Abi Sneathen, Chas Wilson, Emiry Blitch, Jessica Sherrod, Storm Williams, Kat...
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Bulloch County STAR student, Supriya Immaneni was named as the Region Eight STAR Student during the annual regional banquet at Georgia Southern University Wednesday. She was chosen from 17 other county-level STAR student winners, who represe...
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Bulloch County Schools’ Title I Parent Involvement Program hosted a free Parent University Saturday, March 3, from 8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., at Sallie Zetterower Elementary School. More than 90 parents gathered to take part in worksho...
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Four Southeast Bulloch Middle School students will advance to the state Family, Careers and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competition in Athens, March 15 -16. Dallas Stansbury, Brittany Allhiser, Amy Cooper and Meredith Murphy were all FCCL...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for their regular session on March 8, 2012. Attached is a Board Brief news report on items discussed during that meeting. The next meeting of the Board is Thursday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. in the W...
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Southeast Bulloch High junior Salena Neuwar will advance to state after capturing first place at Georgia Southern University’s National History Day Competition. Neuwar placed first in the Individual Historical Exhibit category. Her project, ...
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The February 23, 2012 Work Session of the Bulloch County Board of Education was devoted to training the Board on how local boards of education are funded (federal, state and local revenues), a presentation on the school district’s current an...
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The Southeast Bulloch High School Band Boosters are hosting the 2012 Miss SEBHS Pageant Saturday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. in the SEBHS Auditorium. Admission to the event is $5 per person, and all proceeds benefit SEBHS’s band, “The S...
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Statesboro High School’s Junior Varsity Division I Math Team took first place in Georgia Southern Universities’ 24thAnnual Invitational Mathematics Tournament held in Hanner Field House in February. Teams from SHS, Southeast Bull...
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For the third year in a row, Southeast Bulloch Middle School dominated the competition in which students from each of the county’s four public middle schools competed, the 27th Annual Nan Rushing Write-Off. Organizers presented 67 awards to ...
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The Statesboro High School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Regional Science Olympiad at Macon State College February 18. Richard McCombs SHS Teacher and Olympiad Advisor facilitated the trip. The competition hosted 24 teams from various regi...
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Statesboro High School Junior Sherwin Davoud has qualified to advance to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF). Davoud entered his project “Feasibility of Peanut Biodiesel in Georgia,” into the Georgia Tech Savannah-Regional ...
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The Statesboro-Bulloch County Parks & Recreation Department is partnering with Bulloch County Schools to provide "Pre-K at the Park" March 29-30 and May 14-25. These are regular school days, but Pre-Kindergarten will not be in ...
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Statesboro High School Sophomore Ben Lloyd is the only Bulloch County Schools instrumentalist who will be featured in the state’s premiere music showcase, Georgia All-State Band. After auditioning he qualified for the third-chair position in...
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In regards to William James Middle School's waste water treatment facility, the Bulloch County Board of Education has submitted a "Notice of Intent" for coverage under the General Land Application System (LAS) Permit for Large C...
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Students at Southeast Bulloch High School are remembering the Davis family by organizing an event that will help keep others in the community safe. Called Project S.A.F.E., the event will take place Tuesday, February 21, 4-7 p.m. in the SEBHS Cafe...
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Gov. Nathan Deal has launched a new needs-based college scholarship program, the REACH Scholarship (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen). Identifying students and awarding scholarship money will happen at the local level, with each p...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 2/15/12

Board Brief News Report - February 9, 2012 Board Meeting

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regular-session meeting on Thursday, February 9. Attached is a news report on items discussed during that meeting.
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Bulloch County Schools' Title I Parent Involvement Program will present a bullying prevention seminar for parents of middle school students Thursday, February 23, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Southeast Bulloch Middle School.Topics will include t...
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The Starkville School District Board of Trustees (SSD) in Starkville, Mississippi, announced today that it signed Dr. Lewis Holloway to a four-year contract to be its superintendent of schools beginning July 1, 2012. The SSD’s Board of...
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Both middle-grades basketball teams at Portal Middle High School finished the season with winning records. The girls’ team was named champions of the Southeast Georgia Middle School League Region, while the boys’ team was the region ru...
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Statesboro High School’s Science Quiz Bowl Teams competed at the regional level January 28, at Armstrong Atlantic University in Savannah, where two of the three teams qualified to advance to state. This makes the tenth year in a row that a S...
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Three Portal Middle High School students are among only 12 in the state to pass both sections of the Georgia Green Industry Junior Certification Exam in Atlanta last Thursday: Josie Barnes, Ryan Rogers, and Logan Stephens. “It feels good tha...
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National College Signing Day was held across the United States yesterday, and five Bulloch County athletes signed letters of intent, including Portal Middle High School’s Joseph Lockley. Lockley committed to play for the Georgia State ...
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The Langston Chapel Middle School Boys’ Basketball Team captured the Coastal Empire Region Championship January 21, at Southeast Bulloch High School. In the final play-off game they defeated Effingham County Middle School 28-27, completing t...
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Nevils Elementary School is now home to a colorful mosaic mural created by Kindergarten through fifth-grade students under the direction of local artist and NES parent Laura Lingle. Named “Our Tree,” it is the centerpiece of the ...
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Olive Garden recently selected Sherry Canty and Virginia Martin’s special education class at Langston Chapel Middle School to receive a complete lunch as part of the restaurant’s Community Outreach Program, “Hospitalinano.”...
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Attached is a news brief from the January 26, 2012, Bulloch County Board of Education Meeting. The meeting was the Board's annual organizational meeting, and the Board elected Maurice Hill and Mike Sparks as its chairman and vice-chairma...
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Roz Goodson, a junior at Statesboro High School, has been selected for Georgia’s All-State Chorus, the prestigious musical showcase of Georgia’s best student vocalists. She was selected after a rigorous region-level vocal and sight rea...
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Bulloch County Schools hosted its Second Annual Regional Technology Fair (RTF) Saturday, January 21, at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School. The event was open to third through twelfth-grade students from area public, private and home schools....
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Statesboro High School’s Fine Arts Department will be presenting the children’s classic "Charlotte’s Web" during three performances March 16 - 17, at the Statesboro High School Fine Arts Auditorium. The opening per...
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Bulloch County “Y” Club chapters are gearing up to celebrate “Y” Club Week, January 22-29. The District has chapters at Langston Chapel Middle School, William James Middle School, Southeast Bulloch Middle School and S...
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One of the highlights of the school year, particularly for our elementary school students, is the 100th Day of School. Friday, January 20, is that special day on the calendar, and many unique events are taking place. Sallie Zetterower ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/20/12

Students Perform With S.E. United States Honor Band

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Southeast Bulloch Middle School recently sent nine band members to participate in the 12th Annual Southeast United States Honor Band at Troy University. The students traveled to Troy, Alabama, to take part in the three-day event. Stude...
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Bulloch County Schools will host its Second Annual Regional Technology Fair on Saturday, January 21, 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School. The event is open to third through twelfth-grade public and private school stud...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/17/12

Bullying Prevention Seminars For Parents

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Bulloch County Schools' Title I Parent Involvement Program will present two bullying prevention seminars for parents. For parents of elementary students, the seminar will be held Thursday, January 26, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Sallie Zetterowe...
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The Georgia Council for Economic Education has announced that William James Middle School’s Eighth-Grade QUEST students have won the Bulloch County Schools District Stock Market Game for the third year in a row. There were 90 Bulloch C...
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Statesboro High School seniors ended the first semester by presenting senior projects to educators and local community leaders. The annual academic program requires students to research a topic and develop a related product or community serv...
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Students in Richard McCombs’ Eleventh Grade Environmental Science Classes at Statesboro High School travelled back more than 10,000 years in time recently as they took part in the Paleontology Research Institute’s (PRI) nationwide Mast...
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Brooklet Elementary School Intervention Specialist Julie Chambers experienced “A Day Made Better” from the Statesboro Office Max when she received $4,500 worth of school equipment and supplies.
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Sallie Zetterower Elementary School second and third grade students will perform the musical, "The Littlest Christmas Tree," on Tuesday, December 13 in the school's cafetorium. The production tells the story of how Santa and Mrs. Cla...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 12/13/11

Board Brief News Report for December 8 2011

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A Board Brief news report from the December 8, 2011 Board of Education meeting is attached. The Board's next scheduled meeting is Thursday, January 12, 2012.
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The Statesboro High School Drama and Choral Departments will present a musical based on Charles Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol." A special student matinee for area pre-K through middle school students will be presented at...
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Southeast Bulloch High School 's Chorus will present its annual concert on December 7 and 8, 7:00 p.m. in the SEBHS Fine Arts Auditorium. The chorus' vocalists have been honored by the Georgia Music Educators Association as some of t...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 12/5/11

Nichols Wins Essay Contest

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Rhett Nichols, a sixth-grade student at Portal Middle High School won the Farm City Week Essay Contest sponsored by the Statesboro/Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee (SBCAC) and Bulloch County Farm Bureau. Two eighth-grade s...
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LaShan Allen, a special education teacher at Statesboro High School, was surprised by WTOC Anchor Brandi Cummings on Monday with this week’s Top Teacher award. The presentation was aired during WTOC’s 6:00 p.m. news on Wednesday....
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Seven members of a Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team visited Statesboro High School Math Teacher Paige Sutcliff’s Math IV classes Wednesday morning to show students how common trigonometry theories are used in ac...
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Students from Southeast Bulloch and Statesboro High Schools brought home gold and silver emblems after competing at events held in conjunction with the 84th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, October 19-22. SEBHS’s FFA Farm Business Ma...
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A news report from the November 10, 2011, Bulloch County Board of Education meeting has been posted to the website. Click on the file below to access the report or visit the Board section of this website.
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U.S. Army Majors Patrick and Stephanie Almond, both currently deployed overseas, donated an American Flag to Portal Elementary School that was presented by their three sons during the school’s annual Veterans Day program Friday. Fifth ...
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In Brent Whitaker’s advanced chorus at Southeast Bulloch High School, musical scores aren’t the only place you’ll find an octave, as eight of his students have been named to the prestigious All-State Chorus, the state’s mus...
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Richard McCombs, a science teacher at Statesboro High School, is the 2013 Bulloch County Schools Teacher of the Year. McCombs learned of his selection Wednesday as Superintendent Lewis Holloway, and school administrators surprised him in his class...
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Statesboro High School Athletic Trainer Tim Ussery has implemented a new online cognitive ability testing system this year to obtain a more accurate picture of an athlete’s recovery after a head injury. “This is a helpful tool th...
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Southeast Bulloch High School’s Theatre Department will present “Hades: A Retelling of the Persephone Myth,” on Friday, November 11, 7 p.m. in the SEBHS Auditorium. Admission is free, but donations to the school’s the...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 11/8/11

Burke & Li Receive National Merit Commendation

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Dr. Marty Waters, principal of Statesboro High School, announced this weekthat Madeline Burke and Jeffrey Li have been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and Nati...
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Haley Mock was crowned the 2011 Portal Middle High School Homecoming Queen during the PMHS Homecoming game. Haley is the daughter of Rick and Karen Mock. Nikki Oglesby, daughter of Mike and Cindy Oglesby, was crowned Homecoming Prince...
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Twelve members of the Statesboro High School Technology Student Association (TSA) attended the 13thAnnual Technology Day at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, on Monday, October 10. Students competed against other TSA chapters throughout th...
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The Southeast Bulloch Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter is hosting its fourth annual telephone book recycling drive through November 11. Held in partnership with Keep Bulloch Beautiful, last year t...
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The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education’s 2011 Bus Tour will make a stop in Bulloch County today and tomorrow as Langston Chapel Elementary School is one of eight Georgia schools and seven school systems selected to be showcased ...
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Statesboro High School’s Drama and Choral Departments are teaming up once again to bring a musical matinee performance of “Scrooge,” to the area’s young students on Friday, December 9 at 9:00 a.m. in the Statesboro High Sch...
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For the fourth-straight year a Southeast Bulloch Middle School student has won the Statewide Fire Safety Essay Contest sponsored by the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office. Eighth-Grader Starla Adams claimed this ye...
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The Statesboro High School and Southeast Bulloch High School Theatre Programs will be featured in the Averitt Center for the Arts' "Night of One-Acts" on Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Emma Kelly Theatre. Tickets a...
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When Lindsey Cairney graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2009, being a special education teacher was not her plan. A love for science and a degree in middle grades education in hand, she was ready to settle into a general education...
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More than 75 friends, family and co-workers gathered September 29 at Mill Creek Elementary School for a memorial tree planting service to remember the school’s former nurse, Mary Ann Guernsey. Guernsey served MCES for 11 years, an...
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At 9 a.m., October 7 fans will cheer and banners will wave as local elementary, middle and high school special education students like Jake Palmer, Nikki Collins and DaQuan Mincy and their teachers walk in the Parade of Athletes signaling the...
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Langston Chapel Elementary School Special Education Teacher Lacey Toothman's class received a dose of Olympic spirit Friday when students in Cindy Bozeman's Kindergarten Class and Amy Tapley's Second Grade Class made banners and p...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/3/11

Teen Maze Educates Parents & Students - Community Night Oct. 4

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More than 1600 tenth and eleventh-grade students from Bulloch County’s public and private schools will participate in one of six enactments of the Teen Maze this week and next, and parents will have a special open house viewing of the Maze ...
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Frontier of Statesboro donated 12 digital flip cameras to Bulloch County Schools for teachers who receive grants from the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education. “The Foundation will be able to see the grants in action,” ...
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Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld, a Holocaust survivor, and representatives from the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust visited Southeast Bulloch Middle School Tuesday morning to speak with sixth-grade social studies classes and deliver one of the Commissio...
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Bulloch County Schools was awarded District Accreditation Wednesday from an eight-person quality assurance review team with AdvancED, formerly the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. “This is a great, quality system,” sa...
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With a new educational greenhouse, students in Portal Middle High School’s Nursery/Landscaping and Horticulture classes are not only learning to be “green thumbs,” but earning “green” for their school’s agricult...
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The Kiwanis Club of Statesboro made a $1,000 donation to Bulloch County Schools’ Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) program during its regular meeting September 15. The Donation was facilitated by the Club’s Auditory Services Commit...
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The Fall 2011 Bulloch County Special Olympics is Friday, October 7, at Mill Creek Park 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event kicks off with a parade of athletes at 9 a.m. There are many ways that the public, teachers and students can volunteer or ...
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Y-clubs from Statesboro High School, Langston Chapel Middle School, and William James Middle School recently attended District Rally September 17, at J.R. Trippe Middle School in Vidalia. Presented by the State YMCA of Georgia, the Rally was held ...
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Portal Middle High School’s National FFA Organization Chapter will host its annual FFA Livestock Show and BBQ Fundraiser Thursday, September 22, in the school’s Agricultural Barn on the PMHS campus. The cafeteria will be open 3:3...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/20/11

Fall 2011 Livestock Show & Fundraiser at Southeast Bulloch

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Southeast Bulloch High School’s Livestock Association BBQ Fundraiser and Fall 2011 Livestock Show are Friday, September 30 at SEBHS. Students ages 4-18 will show beef cattle, swine, sheep and goats, and the event gives them a chance to...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/19/11

Parent's Involvement Leaves Legacy at New Schools

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In the midst of developing educational hallway themes for Bulloch County’s newest museum-like schools, administrators met a parent, Deborah Harvey, who’s become invaluable in bringing the District’s vision and curriculum to life....
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An air conditioning unit outside a computer lab on the second and third grade hallway of Stilson Elementary caused an electrical fire at approximately 8:50 AM this morning. No injuries were reported, and the entire building was evacuated for...
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In compliance with Georgia Sunshine Laws, the District is providing notice that Bulloch County Schools will be meeting with an AdvancED Quality Assurance Review Team (formerly known as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)&nb...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/12/11

Mitchell Receives Grant from Wal-mart Distribution Center

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Wal-mart Distribution Center made a $1,000 donation to the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education for a Teacher of the Year Grant to 2012 Bulloch County Teacher of the Year Ashlee Mitchell. Mitchell was also a top-ten finalist f...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/10/11

Nevils Elementary Hosts Patriots Day Ceremony

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Nevils Elementary School hosted its annual Patriots Day Ceremony Friday morning for students, parents, and area public safety and military personnel. “We are thankful and true to the Red, White & Blue” read a student-made sig...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 9/10/11

Board Brief News Report for September 8 2011

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met September 8, 2011. A news report of items discussed is attached. The next meeting is Thursday, September 22, at the William James Educational Complex Board Room.
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Whitt Van Tassell, a freshman at Statesboro High School, has received an “Excellence in Media Production” Award from the International Student Media Festival’s pre-event panel of judges. Winners from across the United State...
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Statesboro High School introduced Lady Blue Devils Volleyball this summer as 41 girls tried out for the newest high school women’s sport offered in Bulloch County Schools. “We’re excited about it,” said SHS Athletic Directo...
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Southeast Bulloch Middle School math teachers are using Fantasy Football as an exciting tool to teach math principles. Sixth-grade students are crunching stats in the classroom after the school held its Fourth Annual Fantasy Football Extrava...
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The Statesboro High School SECME team placed second in the Mousetrap Car event during the 35thAnnual SECME Summer Institute at the University of Alabama, June 23-26. They also placed fifth in both the VEX Robotic and Water Bottle Rocket even...
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Knapp Boddiford, a member of the Southeast Bulloch High School National FFA Organization Chapter, began his term as the Area Four Reporter August 5-6, when the Georgia FFA area officers met for their Area Officer Training Conference. Fifty new are...
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State Superintendent of Schools John Barge toured two of Bulloch County's newest schools, Sallie Zetterower Elementary and Julia P. Bryant Elementary, on Wednesday after a meeting with area school superintendents. "I haven't see...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 8/18/11

FOCUS Annual Report 2011-12

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Bulloch County Schools has released its FOCUS Annual Report 2011-12. The 16-page report was featured inside the July/August issue of Statesboro Magazine. An Adobe PDF file of the report is attached below or it's available online vi...
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A Board Brief news report from the August 11, 2011 Regular Session Meeting of the Bulloch County Board of Education is now available. You may access the report by clicking on the attached file below or by visiting the Board section of this w...
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Bulloch County Schools will host annual meetings at each of its 13 Title I schools to discuss school improvement plans, parent involvement plans, school compacts, parent involvement allocations, parents right-to-know information and Title I budget...
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Shannon Robertson, Media Specialist for Southeast Bulloch Middle School, has been selected by the Georgia Association of Instructional Technology and the Georgia Library Media Association as the 2011 Library Media Specialist of the Year for the Co...
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Five Bulloch County 4-H students received their Master 4-H titles and four placed in the top five of their project achievement areas at the 4-H State Congress in Atlanta, July 19-22. “Our 4-Hers are doing great work,” said Bulloch Coun...
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It is with deepest regret that Bulloch County Schools acknowledges the arrest of Amy Jackson, an eighth-grade language arts teacher at William James Middle School, for alleged off-campus acts of sexual misconduct. She is no longer employed by the ...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education is discussing the best way to reapportion five of its eight voting districts after population growth reflected in the 2010 Census made the districts out of compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Bo...
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During First Friday festivities on August 5, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority and the City of Statesboro will host a pep rally for our high school football teams. The event will be on the courthouse square and wi...
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The new school year is only 20 days away. Check out the 2011-2012 School Year Calendar via this link or the attached file below for a jump start on planning your events for the year.http://www.bulloch.k12.ga.us/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&...
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The Georgia Department of Education has posted Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) results from school systems for third through eighth grade. Access this link to see how Bulloch County students scored.http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/pea_...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 7/7/11

Board Brief for June 23, 2011

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The Bulloch County Board of Education met on Thursday, June 23, 2011, for its scheduled work session. A news report of items discussed is attached. . .
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The Bulloch County Board of Education will meet Thursday, June 23, 6:30 PM, in the board room of the William James Educational Complex at 150 Williams Road. During the scheduled work session, the Board will discuss the Fiscal Year 2012 Budge...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 6/23/11

BCCHS Honors Three Bulloch County Schools Students

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The Bulloch County Commission on Human Services honored three Bulloch County Schools students with “Outstanding Club Member” Awards for their leadership and service to their student-led, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CM...
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The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has announced that Langston Chapel Elementary School will be a stop on the 2011 Bus Trip Across Georgia October 25-27. “We were selected due to our strong partnership with Georgia Sou...
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Southeast Bulloch High School’s National FFA Organization Chapter was selected by the Georgia Vocational Agriscience Teachers Association as the state’s most “Outstanding FFA Program.” “This is equivalent to bei...
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Gil Riggs, a Bulloch County Schools bus driver, won the Georgia Association of Pupil Transportation (GAPT) State Road-e-o competition held in Warner Robins June-8-9. As a result he now advances to the International Championship in Baltimore,...
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The Georgia House of Representatives read and adopted House Resolution 952, HR 953, and HR 1083 on April 12, honoring the accomplishments of three of Bulloch County Schools' faculty members: Dr. Ken LeCain, Ashlee Mitchell and Bobbi Lynn Moren...
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William James Middle School Engineering and Technology Teacher Mark Oliver received a $1,000 grant from the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro during the club’s May 12 meeting at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds.
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Southeast Bulloch High School Senior Mary Catherine Cromley was selected to receive her school’s highest agricultural honor, the DEKALB®Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by the Monsanto Company. She received the award du...
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It may have been the final days of school, but a group of students from Portal Middle High School and Sallie Zetterower Elementary School were still wrapping their minds around science Wednesday and Thursday thanks to Dr. Benjamin Oldham and Dr. A...
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Joseph Strickland and Charles Wilson of Southeast Bulloch High School and Sherwin Davoud and Hannah Howard of Statesboro High School have been selected to participate in the 2011 Governor’s Honors Program held this year at Valdosta State Uni...
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Whitt Van Tassell, an eighth-grade student at William James Middle School, will advance to the International Student Media Festival in Jacksonville, Florida, November 10-12, after scoring a “Superior” rating for his multimedia project ...
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This year’s valedictorians are inspiring young people that have a natural inclination to serve others and a level of maturity well beyond their years. Responsible, articulate and humble they definitely represent the best of our schools.&nbsp...
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“You would not have stayed so long, if you had not loved it, and we love you for it,” said Bulloch County Board of Education Chairman David Ball as he addressed attendees at the school system’s annual banquet for retiring...
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Whitney Shuman, a senior at Southeast Bulloch High School, won the 2011 Georgia Trig-Star Competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors. This is the sixth year in a row that a Bulloch County high school student has won th...
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The Southeast Bulloch High School Chorus and several of its individual members have had a “Superior” year with numerous regional and state honors. The talented group will showcase their talents during a “Pops” Concert May 1...
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Teams Compete at State Thursday & FridayThe Statesboro High School Lady Blue Devils and Southeast Bulloch Lady Yellow Jackets Track and Field Teams won their respective Region 2-AAAA and Region 3-AA titles and are set to compete in the Georg...
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From elementary to high school, fine arts is a vital part of the curriculum in our schools. We invite you to attend the various music, art and drama events that our students are presenting this spring. See attached schedule for more in...
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On behalf of President Barak Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced yesterday that Statesboro High School Valedictorian and Bulloch County STAR Student Colby Parker is one of only four Georgian’s to be named a 2011 U.S. Pre...
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Students in each of Southeast Bulloch’s three schools have organized fundraising efforts to assist victims of Japan’s devastating tsunami that has now been called the world’s worst natural disaster. “With support from...
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The Statesboro High School Culinary Arts Team won a silver medal in the Georgia Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) event April 15 in Athens. They competed against 13 teams with their winning menu of Chicken Scampi and Papaya Blueberry ...
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Statesboro High School’s Supriya Immaneni won three awards, including a first-place Senior Award, for her project, Detection of Q Fever From Ticks at the 63rdAnnual Georgia Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Georgia earlier th...
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Statesboro High School Valedictorian and 2011 Bulloch County STAR Student Colby Parker will be part of the Georgia Southern University Chroral and Symphony concert at the Statesboro First Methodist Church, Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 – 8:30 PM. ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 4/26/11

GSU Engineering Fair Builds Dreams for WJMS Students

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Twenty-one female students from William James Middle School recently attended the Build A Dream Fair sponsored by The Society of Women Engineers at Georgia Southern University. The event gave them an opportunity to learn about engineering from asp...
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Statesboro High School was selected as an example of “Outstanding Design” and is featured in American School & University Magazine’s annual Architectural Portfolio issue. The publication features a select group of award-winni...
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Statesboro High School’s Extreme Mousemobiles Team won second place at the State Odyssey of the Mind (OotM) Finals in Columbus Saturday, qualifying them for the World OotM Finals at the University of Maryland, May 27-30. They were part...
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The William James Middle School Boys Soccer Team won the Region Championship for the second year in a row on April 15 at Richmond Hill High School. The team also won the title in 2006. This is the fourth region title for the Knights this sea...
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From a field of 20 young ladies, Ariana Kemp, a senior, and Hagins Thompson, a freshman, were crowned as the 2011 Miss Statesboro High School and Miss SHS Princess during the school’s annual pageant March 26 in the SHS Fine Arts Auditorium.&...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met Thursday, April 14, 2011 for their Regular Session meeting. For a news report about the meeting's discussions, see the attached file. For official minutes of the meeting, please access the ...
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Rachel Spivey was crowned Miss Southeast Bulloch High School 2011 and Lindsey Crosby was crowned Miss Southeast Bulloch Princess at the school’s annual pageant sponsored by the SEBHS Band. In a new tradition, Crosby was the first to wear the...
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What do civil engineers do? Just ask Southeast Bulloch Middle School Seventh Grader Gabriel Petkewich, who took second place in Georgia’s American Society of Civil Engineering’s research contest in which he prepared an essay and ...
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If there were game stats for academics, Statesboro High School Science Teacher Richard McCombs would be one of science’s most winning coaches. His success is an ability to help students apply science to reality, and their projects are ...
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Southeast Bulloch High School’s FFA Farm Business Management Team captured the state title in their event at the Super Saturday competitions held in Covington on March 19. They will now represent Georgia in the National Farm Business Managem...
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J. Tom Morgan, a nationally recognized prosecutor and expert on Georgia law will present a free program, Ignorance Is No Defense, to area parents and teenagers Tuesday, April 12, 6:00 – 7:30 PM at the Holiday Inn in Statesboro. Morgan ...
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The Southeast Bulloch High School Literary Team placed second in the Georgia High School Association State Class AA Literary Competition March 19 at East Georgia College in Swainsboro. The team took five first place Region 3AA winners to the event...
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Eighth-Grader Anna Nelson was crowned Miss Langston Chapel Middle School during the school’s annual pageant last month in the Statesboro High School Fine Arts Auditorium. Twenty-six young ladies in sixth through eighth grade competed i...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met Tuesday, March 29 at Southeast Bulloch High School's old gymnasium for a special work session to discuss an intergovernmental agreement with the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, transportation zo...
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Bulloch County Schools will have early release days Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, 2011, for parent - teacher conferences. All students will be released early on these dates, and will be served a sack lunch prior to leaving school. School...
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Portal Elementary School hosted its first Science Olympiad Tuesday thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education. Third through fifth graders enjoyed a science-filled day as they competed in ten different events....
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Fifth and sixth-grade mathletes from across the county gathered Saturday morning at Southeast Bulloch High School for their own version of March Madness – the 27thAnnual Penny Sikes Math Tournament. A mini-version of the Georgia Southern Uni...
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Friday nearly 100 Bulloch County special olympians gathered at Statesboro High School's Womack Field from 10 - 12:30 PM for the 2011 Bulloch County Special Olympics. Athletes will compete in events such as the 25, 50 and 100-meter w...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/25/11

SHS Iron Devils Win State Championship

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The Statesboro High School Iron Devils Weightifting Team won the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association State Weightlifting Championship Saturday in Hawkinsville. The team won both the Class-AAAA state title and the overall state championship....
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Statesboro High School Athletic Director Ken LeCain was named Georgia Class-AAAA Athletic Director of the Year Monday at the Georgia Athletic Directors Association Conference in Savannah. He was named Region 2-AAAA Athletic Director of the Y...
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William James Middle School Eighth Grader Ted Griffin has qualified to advance to Georgia’s National Geographic Bee April 1, at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. He was one of only 100 selected to attend the state-leve...
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Fourteen Bulloch County Schools students took 13 top spots at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair at Howard High School in Macon on Saturday. The District sent 25 students to the annual competition after they won their respective categories in...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education met for its regular session March 10, 2011. Key topics of discussion were athletic facilities at Southeast Bulloch High School and proposed elementary school zoning changes. A news report&nbsp...
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Project SUCCESS and Title I present "Not My Child - Never!" an alcohol and drug awareness program for parents of pre-teens and teens who attend Southeast Bulloch, Brooklet, Nevils, or Stilson schools. Project SUCCESS CounselorKather...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/15/11

Pre-K Changes & Registration

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As reported by the Governor’s Office yesterday, Governor Nathan Deal has altered his original proposals to cut Pre-Kindergarten funding. Bulloch County Schools is awaiting final word from Georgia Bright from the Start, the state agency...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/8/11

Musicians Perform with SEUS

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Fourteen band members from SEB Middle School and SEB High School recently participated in the Southeast United States Honor Band. The three-day event took place on the Troy University campus where the student musicians worked with intern...
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Three students from Statesboro High School and Southeast Bulloch High School attended the Tour of Biotechnology last month that was hosted by the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Warnell School...
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Statesboro and Portal Middle High Schools’ Model United Nations (MUN) teams participated in the 39th Annual Model United Nations at Georgia Southern University where they received several distinguished recognitions. Twenty area high schools ...
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StatesboroHigh School’s Varsity Division I Math Team took first place for the second year in a row at the 23rd Annual Georgia Southern University Mathematics Tournament held in Hanner Field House February 12. Teams from SHS and Southea...
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At this time Bulloch County Schools is postponing both Pre-k Registration and the Pre-k Lottery process originally scheduled for March 7 – March 18, 2011 due to potential changes to the program at the state level. Bulloch County S...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 3/1/11

Mitchell is Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalist

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Ashlee Mitchell, Bulloch County’s 2012 Teacher of the Year, has been selected as a Georgia Teacher of the Year Top-10 Finalist. Mitchell is a speech-language pathologist at Stilson Elementary School.
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Brooklet Elementary School teachers greeted their students this morning dressed as characters from Dr. Seuss' beloved children's books as they and the District's other elementary schools celebrate Read Across America.Begun in 1998 by...
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Three Bulloch County teams will host first-round games on their home courts this weekend in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) 2011 State Basketball Tournament. All ticket prices are $7, as set by GHSA, and only GHSA passes will be accep...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 2/24/11

Parker is STAR - Musicians Take Honors for Second Year

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Statesboro High School Senior Colby Parker was named the 2011 Bulloch County STAR student at an annual banquet sponsored by the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce. Parker selected Langston Chapel Middle School Band Director Holly Lloyd as his ...
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The Coastal Empire Region Boys Basketball Championships featured two Bulloch County teams in the final round, William James and Langston Chapel Middle Schools. The WJMS Knights were victorious and capped off an undefeated season with a win against...
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William Simpson, a Statesboro newcomer, is sharing his life’s hobby with Sallie Zetterower Elementary by placing more than 40 intricately, hand-carved, hand-painted, maritime masterpieces on long-term display. Made from scratch and bui...
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Scarlett Shumate, an eighth grader at William James Middle School, was the winner of the 2011 Bulloch County Annual Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Bulloch County Association of Educators (BCAE). She will advance to the District 8 Spelling Bee in W...
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Georgia Southern University's College of Education is hosting a workshop to help high school juniors, seniors and their parents understand and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Forms (FAFSA) that are necessary to receive co...
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The Southeast Bulloch Middle School Cafetorium was filled to capacity Saturday as students from each of the county’s four public middle schools competed in the 26th Annual Nan Rushing Write-Off. Organizers presented 60 awards, and the Overal...
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Spud Night - Portal Elementary School parents and students are invited to enjoy "Taters and Technology," Tuesday, February 8, 5:30-6:30 PM. This fun event features a baked potato bar supper followed by fun with your chil...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/31/11

What A Deal! - Portal Elementary's Winning Chess Team

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Amy Deal, a special education coordinator and teacher at Portal Elementary School, and her husband Jason, are volunteer coaches for the school’s winning chess team. This group of 13 first through fifth graders avidly competes in Ogeechee Reg...
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Eighth grade students in Jennifer Sherrod’s Southeast Bulloch Middle School QUEST Class put their classroom knowledge to the test Thursday when they conducted a bridge-breaking ceremony to culminate their first semester unit on bridges.
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Engineering and Technology Teacher DeWayne Collins gives Statesboro High School students an array of instructional tools including hands-on labs, networking opportunities with guest lecturers, and input from local advisors who work within the fi...
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Southeast Bulloch High School Senior Roger Allen, Jr. was one of only 11 incoming freshman from a nationwide pool to receive a 1906 Scholarship from Georgia Southern University. Allen's academic and extra-curricular accomplishments were ...
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The 2011 Bulloch County Livestock Expo is Saturday, January 29, beginning at 10:00 AM in the John F. Spence Multi-Purpose Agricultural Facility at Southeast Bulloch High School. Come see 4-H and FFA students showcase their livestock. For mor...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/25/11

DOE to Host Meeting in Statesboro January 25

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The Georgia Department of Education will hold a Parent/Guardian Meeting in Statesboro on Tuesday, January 25, 6:00 PM, for parents or guardians of children with disabilities in the Bulloch County School System. The meeting will be held at th...
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Four Langston Chapel Middle School Band students have been selected by the state’s top music educators from more than 6,480 auditioning middle school musicians for a coveted chair in Georgia’s All-State Band. They will perform&nbs...
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At 8:55 AM Tuesday morning, the Bulloch County Fire Department responded to a minor fire in an unoccupied Pre-Kindergarten classroom at Langston Chapel Elementary School. There were no injuries and classes resumed.
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Basketball games scheduled for Tuesday evening at Southeast Bulloch High School and Statesboro High have been rescheduled by administrators with the visiting schools due to the weather in their more northern counties. The SHS ...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 1/10/11

New Sallie Zetterower Elementary Opens

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The new Sallie Zetterower Elementary School opened Thursday on Cawana Road. It is the second of three new, visionary elementary schools made possible by a special local option sales tax approved by Bulloch County voters.The unique creature...
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East Georgia Regional Medical Center CEO Bob Bigley visited Portal Middle High School Friday to bestow a $1,000 corporate donation to the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education to cover the cost of the grant PMHS Science Teacher Anne Newel...
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“If you want to be a good American, take time to read the words of these documents for yourself,” Dr. Charles Webb said during a Freedom Shrine Dedication Ceremony hosted by the Exchange Club of Statesboro, Tuesday at Portal Midd...
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The Statesboro High School Technology Student Association Chapter (TSA) sponsored its annual holiday food drive this month to benefit the Statesboro Food Bank by teaming up with Papa John’s Pizza and SHS faculty and students.
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A grant awarded to Brooklet Elementary School Teacher Becky Petkewich by the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education is funding a unique holiday, educational performance of Tommy Johns’ Arctic Express for students at both BES and Nevi...
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As faculty and students leave for Christmas break, workers at the new Sallie Zetterower Elementary School will be putting the finishing touches in place, and SZES faculty and staff will work tirelessly to move their classrooms from the ...
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The holidays are fast approaching and once again our students and teachers have found creative ways to pair education and entertainment. From music to art and drama, students are eager to share what they’ve learned via holiday musicals...
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As the new Sallie Zetterower Elementary School prepares to open in January on Cawana Road, the faculty, staff and students are closing the chapter on their current location’s history with a special ceremony Tuesday, December 14 at 6:30 PM at...
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Portal Middle High School will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, December 4, 5:00 PM to dedicate their new facility. The school cordially invites you to attend the ceremony and reception. Guests can also join in other festivitie...
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Colonel Leo M. Impavido, Commander of Hunter Army Airfield, recently signed orders designating both the Statesboro High School and Southeast Bulloch High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) units as Honor Units with Distinction.
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At Portal Middle High School, pairing biology graduate students from Georgia Southern University with Portal’s energetic science teacher has resulted in students performing DNA experiments just like today’s leading forensic scientists.
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In conjunction with National Parent Engagement Month, Bulloch County Schools will host its First Annual Parents In Education Celebration on Thursday, November 18, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, in the William James Complex Cafetorium located behind the ...
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Georgia Southern University’s International Festival at Mill Creek Regional Park November 20, from 10 AM – 4 PM will bring together area middle school and high school students from Bulloch, Screven and Emanuel Counties in an education-...
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The 2010 Georgia Special Olympics Fall Games officially began in Bulloch County Wednesday during a special torch lighting ceremony on Courthouse Square. Come join the festivities November 12-14, especially the Opening Ceremonies Friday, 7:30 ...
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Governor Sonny Perdue joined the National School Psychologists Association in proclaiming November 8-12, School Psychology Awareness Week, and Bulloch County Schools took this opportunity to recognize the significant contributions of its sch...
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Several Bulloch County schools are hosting Veterans Day programs next week, and they each cordially invite veterans, active duty military personnel and the public to attend. Click on the attached file below for a schedule.
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Our mission is rigor, relevance and relationships - every student, everyday, and one way we fulfill that mission is to assist students that are hungry and homeless. It does happen in Bulloch County. Last year we address...
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The William James Middle School Knights Football Team captured the 2010 Coastal Empire Region Championship October 27, after defeating Richmond Hill Middle School 33 – 8 and finished the season undefeated.
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Three Southeast Bulloch High School choral students were selected to participate in the Georgia Music Educators Association’s All-State Chorus and one will also be featured in composer Eric Whitacre's new worldwide Virtual Cho...
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Samuel Hicks, a senior at Southeast Bulloch High School, gave Bulloch County back-to-back Georgia Trig-Star championships when he achieved the highest score state-wide on the competition’s timed trigonometry exercises.
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Peanuts aren’t the only crop on parade in Bulloch County as the community packed downtown Brooklet to support the 15th Annual Brooklet Elementary School Pumpkin Parade. To see an online news podcast of this event, click below.... ...
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During Red Ribbon Week more than 1,000 tenth graders from Bulloch County Schools, Bulloch Academy and Trinity participated in educational Teen Maze events hosted at all three BCS high schools and sponsored by Project Success, Grants to Reduce Alco...
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The Portal Panthers will face the Treutlen County Vikings in a Homecoming match up on Friday, and the Portal Booster Club is rallying the entire community by hosting a Homecoming Pep Rally Thursday, October 28, 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Portal Mi...
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Posted by: Hayley Greene.

Published: 10/25/10

Board Brief - Board of Education Meeting October 14

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A news report from the October 14, 2010 Board of Education meeting.
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While studying prehistoric/pre-Columbian cultures of North America, students in Doris Locklear’s Eighth Grade Georgia Studies class at Southeast Bulloch Middle School had a glimpse of the past when guest speaker Bill Locklear taught them how...
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The acclaimed U.S. Army Field Band will continue its long history of presenting free public performances when it appears in Statesboro Tuesday, October 19 at 7 PM in the Statesboro High School Fine Arts Auditorium.
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Y-Club and Fellowship of Christian Athlete students hosted several inspirational activities recently that included a talk by former NFL defensive end Fred Stokes and participation in the nationwide See You At the Pole event.
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Portal Middle High School’s National FFA Organization Chapter, under the direction of Agri-Science Teacher Thomas Marshall, is having a winning fall season with events like the Area IV FFA Floral Design Competition and the annual Portal FFA ...
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Eighteen students from Southeast Bulloch High School and Statesboro High School earned Advanced Placement Scholar Awards from The College Board based on their outstanding academic performance on AP exams for the 2009-2010 school year.
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Kindergarteners at Brooklet Elementary School had their fingers, noses, mouths, ears, and eyes working on all cylinders Friday morning as they participated in the school’s annual Five Senses Fair.
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To top off a winning year at regional and state engineering and science events, a talented group of Statesboro High School students have now captured a SECME National Championship and several prestigious national rankings.
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The Bulloch County Board of Education Special Session Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2010 has been postponed until Thursday, September 30, 2010. The meeting on September 30, 2010 will be held at 6:30PM in the Board Room ...
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Posted by: Craig Liggett

Published: 9/23/10

Middle & High Go "Y"

Audience: News Archive

Students from Langston Chapel Middle, William James Middle and Statesboro High Schools all attended the Southeast District YMCA Rally September 11, at Telfair County High School to kick off their new “Y” Club year.
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A family and consumer sciences teacher at Southeast Bulloch Middle School, was one of only 40 teachers nationwide chosen to participate in a food science workshop in Washington, D.C. where she learned information and experiments from top FDA and U...
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SHS students are learning that ag education in an urban setting may not be land, livestock and landscaping but the skills they’re learning are applicable both inside and outside the city limits.Continue

Jarvis Oglesby, a 2010 graduate of Portal Middle High School, has been awarded a $2,000 Communities Mobilizing for Change in Action (CMCA) College Scholarship. As a senior, Oglesby applied for the scholarship by answering an essay question that de...
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Sharon Pye, a health care science teacher at Southeast Bulloch High School, was named Georgia’s Health Care Science Educator of the Year by the Georgia Health Care Science Technology Educators Association (GHSTEA) during the organization&rsq...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education is asking parents to adhere to the following traffic patterns for students at Julia P. Bryant, Mattie Lively Elementary Schools and Portal Middle High School.
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The following schedules will be used for work days and Open House visits on Thursday, July 29, 2010. This will allow employees who are parents to visit the schools of their own children at a time other than ...
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Supriya Immaneni, a rising junior at Statesboro High School, and Cierra Crowe a rising eighth grader at Southeast Bulloch Middle School were both honored recently by the Gulfstream Management Association (GMA) due to their performances in contests...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education will be seeking several waivers from the Georgia Department of Education regarding Title I, Part A requirements that are affected by the availability of Title I, Part A American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (...
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The Bulloch County Board of Education will host three hearings to receive public input on the Board’s recent announcement to raise property taxes by half a mill. The Fiscal Year 2011 Budget adopted by the Board at its June 24 meeting w...
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